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ENDS LIFE WITH ACID.

Young Man wanderH Into big Of
lice building to Die.
The body OF man supposed to be
George H. Gi1fiiths, about twenty-eight
years old, was found in a lavatory on
tho ninth floor OF tho Washington life
Building. No. iA Broadway. late this
afternoon. An empty bottle with q
carbolic acid label lay on the floor be-
side him.. He was unknown to the
tenants OF the building and there was
no clue TO his residence.
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Spectacular Blaze in Herald
Square Stable Attracts an
Enormous Crowd and Street
Car Lines Are Blocked.
HOTELS AND APARTMENT
HOUSES IN EXCITEMENT.
Two Alarms Are Sounded and
Engines Have Hard Time to
Get Through Throngs of Peo-
pie on the Streets.

Upper Broadway and Sixth avenue
were blocked this afternoon by the
crowds that gathered 10 witness a fire
IN Thlrty-ninth street near SIKH ave-
nrc. Great clouds OF smoke asccnded
rom tn" blaze. giving the Impression
all through the Tenderloin that ire.
nsndous e1niiaEration was in progress
Tho fire was In the old Herald Square
stable. now occupied by H. l.. Mess
more as a thentricai-property factor;
and sccrery storehouse. The building
extends halfway back to Fortieth stree,
and abuts on the rear Of two buildings
at tho northwest corner OF Thirty y-nIntl
street and Sixth avenue.
Many workmen were busy IN tile
MessmOre place to-day slowing away
scenery of attractions that have JUST
closed on the road. They had just
completed putting away the scenery OF
The Casino Glrl'' and The Belle Of
New York" wien the fire. was dIscov-
cred on the ground floor.
II is supposed that one of the work
men started the blaze by throwing a
lighted cigar or cigarette into n cor
ncr. The infiammable nature of the
contents Of the building baked the ef-
forts ot the factory hands TO extinguish
the IRE
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sAToLLI SAILS FROM NAPLES.
NAPLES, Nay H.-Cardinal satolIi
sailed from here to-day for the United
States on the staAzz3s Irene.
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Hard job Fighting Fire.

The fircmen who responded to the first
alarm Immediately sent In second,
which brought Deputy Chief Duane to
the scene. He took charge OF the work
OF lighting the ilre and kept the flames
confined to the Messmore Building. but
1t was "A hard job.
Al the northwest corner OF Sixth ave-
nue and Thirty-ninth street is n five =
story building occupied by one OF Hor-
toms ice-cream factories and +. Skel-
toms trunk works. Next TO this build
ing on the north is Miller's Hotel, three
stories high. Tho occupants OF these
buildings were ordered out until It was
seen that the fire was under control.
In tho windows OF the fiat-houses and
hotels around the hre there was the
greatest display OF negligec costumes
tho Tenderloin has seen for years, the
Carlton, In Thirty-ninth street. excelllnH
In fact. some OF the young women who
looked at the hre from the Carlton win
dows We're 30 scantily attlred that they
attracted more attention than the burn
ing building.
The loss on the building is small. but
the scenery and properties destroyed
were valuable.
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DIED

MACNELL--ThTsday May 20, JAMEe
'MAcHELL. after an operation for appendi
Funeral from his late residence All
w. 1Oith ST.. at 10 A. NJ; thencA "a
Church OF 81. Paul the Apostle. colunIhns
av. and Goth st.. where solemn reouI,k ~
niaas will bo celebrated at 1880 A. Nj saS
u,fay- NAS ~ Interment In Calvary CsI.k
aAAss, ~
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RESULTS OF
WESTERN RACES,

CContinued from First Page. }
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1 SPECIAL for SATURDAY.

Ill A x WALNUT CREAM
kISSES--This Is black walnut
time: the kernals are fat and fine.
We in1bed them In itch sugar cream A.,
and the result ie q morsel that de- m
lights, the palate. SATURDAY lU'
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CHOCOLATE COVERED PI1R-
SIAN DATES-You don't see the
dates benesth the chocolate coat
Ing. but they're the finest. plump
est Tehtran brand Just tho same.
Our patrons always get the best.
ON sale FRIDAY. only. .LB.
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Reduced Rates to California.

That long-looked for California op-
portun1ty is here at last March 1 TO
April 50, the Rock Island system will
sell tourist" tickets to principal
points in California at the low rate of
$500 from Topeka.
See Rock Island agent for rates to
intermediate points
Tickets are good in Tourist SIeepers.
which the Rock Island runs daily, Chi
cago and Kansas City to Los Angeles
and San Francisco by way of Ell Paso;
three times a week via Colorado
Springs and Salt Lake City.
Tickets and berth at this Office
A. w. LACEY, A. NJ. FULLER,
Ticket Agent, C. P. A.
North Topeka Topeka.
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FIGHT TONIGHT.
Sharkey and Munroe Up For
Six Round Battle.
Miner Will Outweigh the Sailor
About Sixteen Pounds.

New York. Feb. 27.-When Sharkey
and Munroe come together at Phila-
delphia tonight the miner will have
the advantage over the sailor of about
sixteen pounds in weight Munroe now
tips the scales at 1913 pounds.
During the training period of Shar-
key, who has been at work faithfully
for nine weeks, he has reduced his
weight from s211 to 1872 pounds. The
reduction was made gradually, and for
that reason the sailor says he is in the
best possible condition.
Munroe looked as though he had just
come out of a real encounter with
Sharkey in his last practice. In a live
ly bout with Kid Mccoy, Munroe's left
eye came in contact with one of the
Hoosier boxers jabs and as a result
the miner boxer has a badly discolored
optic. The injury does not trouble
Munroe in the least. In fact, he be-
lieves that it is a lucky omen to get a
black eye so near the battle.
Mccoy and Munroe do considerable
boxing and the pair will cut a terrific
pace In q lively mixup. Mccoy got
home right 5ab, but Munroe paid lit
tie attention to the jolt until he noticed
the discoloring and swelling.
Although Munroe will enter the ring
close to 200 sounds. he says that he
can make a much lower figure if neces-
sary, and if defeated he will be ready
to fight for the light heavyweight
championship, which is held by Fitz-
simmons
Boxing bouts in Philadelphia are lin
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Russell; Rocks. A. NJ King. Plainville;
Sherman, ]. E. Stevens, Goodland,
Sheridan, A. L. McCullun, Hoxie;
Smith. J. R. Burrow, Smith Center;
Thomas n. A. Turner, Colby Trego, H
s. Givier, WaKeeney; Wallace, Lester
Perry, Sharon Springs. Fifteenth dis
trict, R. r. Hays. Osborne; Seventeenth
district, H. Duvall; Twenty-third dis
trict, H. ]. Penny, Hays; Thirtieth dis
trict. F. T. Doolittle; Thirty fourth dis
trict. F. A. Chapman.
The congressional convention carried
out the slate named in the State jour
nal yesterday. n. A. Turner of Colby
and G. W. Cross of Ellis were named
as aIternates to the national conyen-
ton.
The following dispatch under a Leav-
enworth date line appears in the Kan
sas City Star:
1.-The Boss Busters are working to
send Burton back to the senate" was
the statement of a Kansas machine
politician to a correspondent OF the
Star here today. six state senators,
who were strong supporters of Burton
four years ago. have been renomfnated
and. although they are not saying any
thing, they will vote for him when the
time comes. The Star has said re-
peatedly that the supporters of Mr..
Burton knew what kind of a man he
was when they helped to make him
senator, and the same men will vote
for him again. OF the Republican nom
inees for state senator this year all
except one were Burton men and they
will vote on United States senator in
1906.
1.-THE intention is to return Burton to
the senate. if he escapes prison, and
nothing will prevent it unless he is
kicked out in disgrace. I am out of
politics and all politicians look alike to
me, but it might be well to call at
tention to the fact that the Burton
crowd are capturing the nominations
and an effort will be made to send him
back"
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ROY BERRY'S EVIDENCE.
Shows Variance In Present Trial
from the Preliminary.

Norton, Kan, Feb. 27.-In the Dewey
murder trial today, Joseph Young, the
official stenographer, presented mis-
stenographic records of the preliminary
hearings which shows variance in the
testimony given by Roy Berry at the
preliminary trial.
o. A Olson, clerk of the district
court of Rawlins county, was called
and an attempt to offer in evidence the
record on the case of c. p. Dewey vs.
the Berrys, enjoining the Berrys from
going on the land which they (the Ber-
rys) claimed and which Dewey was
planting in barley. The offer was OBJ
jected to by the states attorneys and
Judge Geiger sustained the objection.
Adjourned until Monday.
Norton, Kan, Feb. 27.-Friday after
noon Robert Mccullough gave most OF
the testimony in the Dewey case. He
stated that on June 2, 1903, he went to
the place of Alpheus Berry to sell the
windmill and water tank on which he
had levied an execution.
His story was that just before he
turned into Berry's yard he met Al
Winship, who had been sent there to
make a bid on the property, and who
left his bid with him. Mccullough went
on in the yard and met Burchard Ber-
ry who asked him if Winship had left
a bid with him on the mill and tank.
Mccullough replied in the affirmative
and said that Winship had bid $40 on the
mill and S. on the tank. Burchard
raised the bid on the mill a quarter and
got it. The tank was struck off to Win
ship. Mccullough said to Burchard,
You are not going TO make any trouble
about taking the tank, are your when
the latter replied that it depended on
who came after it, and added that there
were two or three of the Deweys that
he would like to ''thresh hell out of. -
The sheriff said to him:
You cannot afford to have trouble. It
to get it for the Deweys if yot don't
promise to let 'em take it peaeeably.' to
which Burchard answered, Well, all
right. I will not give 'en any trouble,
but they must get it tomorrow
The sheriff then went out to get the
money from Al Winship and gave him
written order for the tank. as he had
requested. While writing this order,
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TO KANSAS BUTTER MEN.
Superintendent Jones Issues Worlds
Fair Bulletin.

A. E. Jones of Topeka, who has been
made superintendent of the dairy ex-
Worlds fair. has issued the following
letter which has been sent to all cream
cries in Kansas
Topeka, Kan, Feb. rs, 1904
plans have been matured by the Ma
tional Creamery Buttermakers' associa-
ton to conduct butter tests throughout
the Worlds fair season, and blanks
have already been sent to creameries in
Kansas by Mr.. E. Sudendorf who has
all such exhibits in charge. This was a
wise move on the part of the national
organization, and is creating much in
terest in the coming contest.
THE question that confronts US now
is, will Kansas butternakers come to
the front and take part in the COMPETE
ton? Our butter already has a high
standard, but from a business stand
point, strenuous efforts should be made
to raise our scores few points, thereby
c-eating a still greater demand in the
markets of the world. We should all
pull together to make this the record
breaker at the great exposition. Those
that favor entering the contest should
use every means known among high
class butterrnarkerS, in order that the
top. It is earnestly hoped that every
creamery in Kansas will consider this
matter and take action at once.
Furthermore. I wish to ask this
question: Is your cream being graded =?
and if not, do you not think such a
plan would be advisable in case you de-
eide to enter the race? And again, will
you send a small tub of butter to To-
pefa, soon for the purpose of being
judged by an expert, that any irnper-
fections may be pointed out, and adj
vice given where improvements are
needed This is very important as high
scores will count, both in the way OF
prizes at st. Louis and in our reputa-
ton at home and abroad. VIII advise
later as to when butter should be sent
here. The Kansas commission has al
lowed sufficient money to make a cred
liable exhibit
Il expect to put my best efforts into
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cb;cseo Ltveatock Market.

Chicago, Feb 27-CATTLE-Receip to-
day. 800 head. Market nominal Good to
prime steers. 81 soQ5.75; poor to medium.
s.. 5oQ4 go; stockers and feeders. s. 50445 20;
ners. s15oa2.4O; bulls, s2.ood54 O.; calves,
S.. 50GJ7 90: Texas fed steers. $4o0G4. 60.
HOGsReceipts today, 20.oo0 head; esti-
mated Monday, $1,000 head. Market slow
and steady Mixed and butchers, $3.50
SIS: good to choice heavy, IS. 7095. So;rough
heavy, s5.40d5 s.; light. S5.25Q555: bulk of
sales, S5.45Q5.70.
Sheep and lambs strong to steady. Good
to choice wethers, s4.25G4.60 fair to choice
mixed, s. 65Q4.25; western sheep, "a. 254475;
native lambs. S4.5GQ6.00; western lambs.
81. 30lI6. Is
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New York Stock.

Wall Street, New York, Feb. 27.-STOCKS
Opening changes from last nights prices
of stocks today were barely perceptibIe
and the volume of business was insignffl-
cant. Gains of * point In Consolidated
Gas and Chicago Terminal and a decline
OF q point in Pacific Mail were the
largest changes.
Favorite stocks gradually worked slight
~ higher under the lead of Pennsylvania,
which was lifted to 112z6, and then reacted
to yesterdays close. The fluctuations in
the general market ran to about II point
and there was very little demand Re-
public Steel preferred and Hooking Val
ley declined a point and Pacific Mail
made its loss IA points.
The swaying of prices was scarcely per-.
ceptible. slight hardening gave way to
a dull drop after the banks statement APP
peared. Westinghouse Electric and Ana
conda rose 1 and Biscuit preferred III
points Commercial Cable lost 8 points,
Rock Island preferred IA points and To-
ledo, St Louis and Western preferred and
Iowa Central preferred a point.
The closing was dull and easy.
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Burchard. Beach and Roy Berry rode
past them on their horses.
AL Winship, Thomas Lebo and Will
liam Day testified that they were
riding south, past Alpheus Berry's,
driving seven head of beef cattle, when
Winship and Lebo turned into Berrys
place. Winship met Roy, Beach and
Burch Berry. and asked them if the
sheriff had been there. Roy spoke up,
saying there would be no sale there for
any Deweys calling them vile names),
and he. with Burchard, told them to
get off the place. which they did
promptly. The Berrys were all armed
as was Winship. but Lebo was not
After settling with the sheriff out in
the road they started home and met
the Berrys at the next corner. The
latter stopped them and told Winship
to get off his horse and they would
pound him into jelly. Winship said he
was not after trouble, when they pro-
ceeded TO call him. Dewey. Wilson and
Mcbride every vile name they could
think of After an hour or so they
told the Dewey crowd to go on, but to
be sure to come back after the tank
the next day
Joseph Young, the court stenog-
rapher who took the evidence at the
preliminary. testified to certain evil
dence given then by County Attorney
Hotchkiss and Beach Berry which was
contradictory to the evidence on the
same points given by them at this trial
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ALL GUILTY.
Verdict Rendered I'm the Postal
Conspiracy Cases.
Customary Action to Escape
Punishment Is Taken.

Washington, Feb 27.-"Guilty as in
dicted," was the verdict announced by
the jury in the postoffice conspiracy
trial shortly after s o'clock last night
stating at the same time that this was
the verdict as to all four defendants,
Aug. w. Machen, late general super
intendent of rural free delivery divis-
ion; George E. Lorenz of Toledo, Sam
uel A. Croft and Diller G. Croft of
Washington.
The jury had been out nine hours.
There was general astonishment that
the jury had included in the conviction
Samuel A. Croft, Washington police
man and inventor of the Croft fastener
as to whom Holmes Conrad special
counsel fer the government, yesterday
informed the jury he did not expect a
conviction and that he personally did
not believe in his guilt.
Five ballots in all were taken. On
the first ballot the vote stood to 5 for
conviction, on the second to 4, on the
third to 3, on the fourth 10 to and
on the fifth the vote was unanimous.
Immediately after the verdict was
rendered, Chas. A Douglas in behalf
of all four defendants, FLED motions for
a new trial, for an arrest of judgment
and for an appeal for the purpose of
having the defendants admitted to bail
Bail was then fixed at $50, 900 each,
the bond of Lorenz and the two Groffs
being increased from $4,000. When Mr.
Maddox. on behalf of the Groffs, in
ouired as to the amount of bail to be
required of them Justice Pritchard
said:
Il know no difference between these
defendants. The jury has said they are
guilty and I can not discriminate, but
will treat all alike"
| Next to Samuel A. Croft, the most
surprised man was Machen, who said
he was tnunderstruck at the verdict.
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NOT SO BAD.
But One Man Was Killed in Chicago
Postofice Accident

Chicago, Feb. 27.-One man was killed,
another was probably fatally injured
and a score of other workmen were
barely saved from being crushed be-
meath a large scaffold which collapsed
this afternoon in the center of the new
postoff1ce building. The scaffold was
built from the main floor of the build
ing directly beneath its dome to the
tenth floor, a distance of 161 feet.
Thirty-five men were working about the
dome at the time of the accident and for
a time it was thought nearly half this
number had been killed by the falling
timber, but all escaped with the excep-
ton of James Byron, who was standing
on the middle portion of the scaffold
when it gave way, and fell to the main
floor of the building and was instantly
killed. McBridge, who was working
with Byron, also fell with the scaffoId
but he caught one of the floors as he
fell, and thus saved his life, although
he was severely injured.
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MARKETS TODAY.
May Wheat Is Still in Nervous
Condition a
Declines, Then Stands and
Finally Closes at S1.O5.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Native Steers Sell at from
1925 to $500.
Hogs Steady at from $500 to
$500.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.

Chicago, Feb. 7.-WHE1AT-Openin
selling of May wheat by the leading
long caused a decline of INC in the
price Of that delivery today. There was
also scattered selling by local profess
SIGNALS, due to lower cables. The open
ing on May was 1sc lower to sc higher
at $104% to $1.05. On heavy selling
by the big holder the price quickly
dropped to s1.04, but advanced on buy
ing by shorts to $1-05. Initial sales on
July were nc to &c lower at s5szc to
963kc. After selling at 961zc the price
declined to $3.50, but rallied again to
$3.50. Minneapolis. Duluth and Chi
cago reported receipts of 321 cars,
against S14 year ago.
The May delivery broke severely late
in the day on enormous profit taking
sales. The leading long started to sell
quite freely and the action of this OPP
Prices started downward. Stop loss or
ders came out of the decline. adding to
the weakness. Before the selling had
ceased the price had dropped to $1-011a,
or 3s4c from the high point. July held
comparatively firm, the low point in
that option being $3.50. Some recovery
was made within the last 15 minutes
the close on May being al s1.0S5s. a net
loss for the day of 1Ac. July closed 1zc
lower at 963sc.
CORN-The feature in the trading in
corn was the strength of the July op-
ton compared with May. The opening
was easier on lower cables and on the
weakness in wheat. May being 3sc to
&c lower at 561ac to $3.50, and July
down &c to Nc at 551kc to 551Ac. Com
mission houses We're active purchasers
of July and the price of that delivery
advanced later to 555sc. May sold off
to $3.50, but rallied to 567c. Receipts,
1872 cars.
May sold off to 56Ac while July de-
clined to 55c. The market rallied just
before the close, final figures on May
being lac lower at 565sc. July closed
shade lower at 555A @3sc.
OATS-There was considerable HQut-
dalton of oats by small holders and
commission houses at the start. but the
market received better support later
in the dav. resulting in a firmer feel
ing The opening of May was nc to &c
| lower at 45c to 451sc. Covering by
shorts caused an advance to 4512c. Re-
| ceipts 129 cars.
| PROVISIONS = Packers and stock
yard operators made a raid on the pro-
prices only a trif1e lower. May PORK
| opened unchanged to SC lower at $16.2s
i to $3.50. selling off later to S16.20. May
lard and ribs opened unchanged at $780,
and s. 0215. The price on these prod
ucts held practically steady.
WHEAT-No. 2 red, $1.07@1.10; No.
red. s1.00@1.oS: No. 2 hard, 97@99c: No
hard. e0@ssc: No. Northern. s1.03@
| 106; No. Q Northern, 9Sc@$1.05; No
spring. 90c@S1.03.
| CORN-No. 3. 44@441kc: No. 4, 400
421kc.
oATs-No. 2. 42@421kc. No. 8. 42c.
RYE-May. 774c: July. a71Ac w
$1.12; Feb. SIP; May. s1.1s1a @1.141k.
TIMOTHY-Feb., S3.071s: Mar. $3.1C
CLOVER-Feb., SLIPS.
BARLEY-Cash, 100000.
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Kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas City, Feb. 27.-CIose-WHEAT-
Receipts today, 143 cars. Quotations:
May, Gle; July, 85Sc. Cash: No. hard,
95Q97c; No. 3 hard, 92094c: No. red, S1.10:
No. 3 red, $106
CORN-May, 477sc; July, 477sc Cash:
No. mixed, 44Q41zc; No. white, 451kc;
No. white, 41zc.
OATS-No. white. z2Q4sc: No. 2 mixed.
40Q41c.
RYENo. 2, zoe.
HAY-choice timothy. ss.5o@1oo; choice
BUFFERS 21@2sc; dairy. fam
cy, 1Sc.
EGGS-Fresh, Tic.
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tied to six rounds. If the Sharkey-
Munroe bout goes the limit no official
decision can be made. But Jeffries will
be at the ringside to pick the winner.
and his decision most of the bets
will be decided.
Jeffries and the winner will meet in
the ring, probably some time next May.
They will meet Monday afternoon to
arrange the details of their coming
battle
and percentage of the receipts. The
managers Of the show say that tickets
to the amount of $4,000 have already
been sold
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702 Kansas ave.l
New York, Feb. 27-STOCKS-It
would be useless as well as misleading
to try to establish any connection be-
tween the stock market from hour to
hour and the trend of events which
ought legitimately to make current
stock prices Four-fifths of the total
transactions yesterday were as usually
made by professional traders. Their
actions as a rule are not influenced by
what they think of events, but what
they think others will think of them
In the daily battle between the room
traders and the outside operators of a.
little larger caiibre the honors yester-
ON Thursday the room traders made
the money. They were confident, how
ever, that the market was still over
sold and continued to buy yesterday
morning. especially as London was a
nominal buyer and not seller. There
is no telling when the market will get
out of its present wretched narrow
rut and entire lack of public interest
There will probably be nothing in the
bank statements today to effect prices
The chances favor a small gain in cash
as though all the forces of nature were
irving to cripple the stock market. The
reports yesterday of the Rochester fire
were exaggerated, but it nevertheless
amounts to a confiagratiOn involving
an absolute cash loss of probably four
million dollars. There are no extra div
idends nowadays, no big deals. no COM
petitive buying for control. no let-up
in railroad borrowing either BY sale or
bonds or~on collateral borrowing.
Liquidation in stocks has bee- at the
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ANCHOR OFF La GUAYRA.
Two British squadrons Manned by
5000 Men,

Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb
25.-Two British squadrons, command
ed by two adrnirals and composed of six
battleships, and six cruisers, manned
by $500 men, have anchored off La
Guayra. The officers subsequently
visited Caracas