The Jennings daily record., 1902-09-01

their uniforms as welOnging TO the gem
eral star at Caracas.
''From the President" said one, leap
ing from his horse and placing a pack
ct In the generals hand.
salvarez replied graciorsly, and took
the packet.
How far have yon come In the sad
dle?" he asked. mot from Caracas.
surely. else how did you cross the Ori- ]
nocO?"
We came from Caracas. neverthe- 4
less" said the officer, ..but our horses
came only from Bolivar. We rode to
the Orinoco, and at the village Of Can
do left our horses, hired some fisher
men half-breeds to row us over. OBJ
tanned fresh horses at Bolivar, and
hurried on"
''Your message must be important"
said the general
He called an officer, and, having or
dered the best entertainment for the
three riders that the castle afforded,
sat down to read his message. AS he
read, his brow grew dark with anger:
Gen. Jose salvarez." the message
ran-"We are in recaipt~0f cable dis
patches -trorT sur consul in New York
city conveying the startling news that
"a band of conspirators sailed from that
port on the 9th of this month, June,
in steamer Agostura, bound for Ciudad
Bolivar, carrying cargo of firearms
and ammunition, fnvoiced as agri-
cultural implements, and consigned
to Pedro Francisco. the friend
Of Spain in your valley. The
startling information is furnished
by the consul that the chief
conspirators are Don Juan Cara, VINO
was driven out of Venezuela some
years ago for conspiring against the
government, and Ferdinand Gomez, a
most unscrupulous adventurer. The OBJ
ject of this expedition is to organize
an army in remote regions. seize prop
erty and march on Caracas. overthrow
ing this government and replacing it
with monarchy. The information is
also furnished that the conspirators
are accompanied by mysterious per-
son who wears the royal purple and
the arms of the house of Aragon. He is
addressed as king by his associates,
and is probably the one chosen to be
monarch of Venezuela in case of
successful invasion OF uprising You
will accordingly take prompt and eff
fective measures to give these invaders
warm reception and prevent the land
ing of these arms. You will also need
to keep your own force we'll in hand,
for it is certain that a Few men would
not undertake this task unless they
were assured Of prompt support by the
natives.
"If necessary sink the ship with all
on board, but I would prefer to have
this Pretender, who is known as Phil
in of Aragon, seized alive, that ais
identity may be ascertained.
'"The Agostura may never come to
port, for we shall have gunboats
watching for her in the usual path OF
Orinoco. Should she succeed in passing
she will be due at Bolivar about the
18th.
"The consul further states that Don
Juan Cara, who seems to be the most
powerful among the conspiratOrs. is
accompanied by his daughter, beau
tiful girl, who is to be married against
her will to this Philip Of Aragon,
when he becomes King Of Venezuela.
This is put here to explain to you the
fact that two young American gentle
men, one of whom is engaged to be
married to Don Juan's daughter, will
arrive at Bolivar on the Steamer CAL
lao, bearing letters of Introduction
from the consul. AS these young men
are earnest in their efforts to defeat
<>f 40 hi
ciates. show them the c0urtesies due
citizens of our great and friendly
neighbor. the United States.
"CRESPO President"
When General Salvarez nad read this
through, the clouds cleared away from
his brow, and he lighted another cigar
and strolled ieisureiy away 10 meet his
subordinate officers. and to comnuni-
! cate the news to them.
General Salvarez fett that he had no
cause to feel alarmed or disturbed over
| the news he had received from Caracas.
| In the first place, the Agostura. allow
| ing that she reached the CiuGad Boil
var, at all. would not arrive for four
! days to come. Eut Salvarez did not
| for moment believe that the ship
| of the adventures would ascend the
| Orinoco, for it would hardly be possible
| that she could pass the Gunboats at
the delta, even though she had sue
| ceeded in eluding those farther north,
| Therefore. there was ample time for
| Salvarez to act, and no reason to de-
! part from the usual dignified delibera-
! ton and GOODNESS.
His first thought was to place a spy
On the heels of the wealthy Pedro
Francisco. to dog his footsteps. But, he
reflected, Francisco was far more
| shfewd than the most capable spy he
| could select, and having been put on
his guard. might find a way TO defeat
| the watchfulness of the officers OF the
Republic.
SalvareZ, however, found that he
could not obey the commands of the
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