Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-06-12
VENEZUELAN CRISIS
FAST APPROACHING
Castro Realizes Matos' Revo.
luton Is No Myth.
HIS BEST TROOPS DAILY BEATEN


Taken Command OF the Revolution
Marches on Caracas With Army Of
Over 5000 Men.
Port of Spain, Island of Trinidad,
Wednesday, June 4.-Correspondenca
of the Associated Press.-Events ara
country of Bolivar. President Castro
of Venezuela, has been forced to rec
ognize that the Matos revolution is no;
a myth, for his best troops are beaten
daily by the revolutionary forces, and
at the present hour, from north to
south, from east to west, the country IL
rising as one man against Castro
General Matos, who likewise enti
ties himself president, has personally
taken command of the revolution and
was on June 1 at Urica, 20 leagues dis
tant from Carupano, marching toward
Caracas with an army which some per-
sons estimated at $500 men and 9th.
ers at 1900.
Deadly Struggle Predicted.
To believe, however, that he will
reach the capital and take possession
of the presidency without deadly
struggle would be an illusion. General
Castro is preparing to offer resistance
and hopes to bar the invasion either In
the plains Of Carabobo or In the valley
Of the Tuy.
This is not the only direction in
which the presidents political horizon
is menaoed. COro, Valencia and Bar
Quismeto are all more or less in the
power Of the revolutionists. At CorO
Geperals Piera and Solagni have af
fected q junction and are absolute
masters of the environs. Revolution.
ary troops enter the city of Valencia
every night and as the town is NJ
longer lighted give themselves up to
all sorts OF reprisals. Even LaGuira,
the port OF Caracas, is attacked night.
ly by armed bands, who, on the night
of May 27, killed the military chief
of Maiquetia before his own door. All
this is hard fact, and will give vague
idea of the social condition of Vene.
zuela All these bands only await the
approach of Matos' army to their dis.
tricts to hasten to join him
Castro's Arbitrary Acts.
President Castro's political conduct
leads to the belief that before his de.
parture he will indulge in the commit.
tai of all sorts Of extra arbitrary acts
He has lately suppressed the news
papers Ell TEMPO and LaLinterna, ar
rested the manager Of the Bank of
Caracas. Mr.. Castillo, imposed on the
widow of the late Guzman Blanco a
forced war contribution of one million
and has arrested the president of con.
gress, General Tosta Garcia, and the
DeVidale Rigo, highly respected man.
on very slight suspicion. Such is the
way in which he treats his supposed
enemies. He has also caused his faith.
full officer, General Davila, the van
Quisher OF ElMocho, to be arrested af.
ter a very violent scene at the palace
of Mirafores. during which Davilo re.
preached him with his ingratitude. The
relation of these facts will prove the
nature of the atmosphere in which
Venezuelans and foreigners resident
in Venezuela are Obliged to live. Ev.
erybody Is expecting the imposition of
forced war contribution. Business ie
paralyzed and the banks are without
specie. The Bank OF Caracas, the cap.
ital of which is 100000 bolivars Ga
bolivar 10 equivalent to about 20
cents) has only 125,O00 bolivars in it's
coffers: that Is to say about 5000.
Whatever may be the result of the
revolution, General Castro said to one
of his intimate friends a few days
ago:
Il shall show them that am neither
Anueza nor Andrade, whom they sent
to LaGuira in a basket. If ! leave
my palace at Mirafores it will be feet
foremost"
NAIRV M@k~ r.