New-York tribune., 1905-08-22
CASTRO GETTING NAVY.
ALSO ANCIENT RIFLES.
uore Information of His BeIEcose
rntentions T0pard United States.

s--,s.fnn was obtained yesterday OF the ex-
Oo.-- -, printed In The Tribune OF the prep
eIs.. eI.s he5nz rnade by President Castro OF Veae-
- - make war against she United States
- American who has large interests in Tene-
=. sa,d yesterday that he had received adviees
from q trust"oi~"s '
s,o-v accurate
So 10 no-sou'z information goes further and says
= castro is encouraged il his contemplated
l-,-.ek.nr TO attack the United States by the
- -,sse by the Beers against England. and the
...ss So. which has attended the Jepaese arms in
=. -s- v.th Russia The Venezuelan President is
--,,es IS saving that hiss army would fight as well
a. re Beers and would whip the Yankees"
-. v-so know Castro do not doubt that he
-, aeueves that he can whip Uncle Sans army
- go though they have their own OPINIONS
- -.s further learnsd yesterday that the little
- :. executive OF NenezucIA has come 10 agree
-. -. -l.h the Crarn=s Shiptuilding Company over
= 1+,s-s claim for repair TO the Venezuelan gun
hast Restsurador-
- Atalanta was sent 70 tie Cramps yard. at
--Ts5sluhia nearly two years ago. to undergo
,s,vs repatrs knowing OF Csstre's Unborn aver
-, - usv1ng his debts. the Cramps made him pay
e The work on the gunboat proceeded After part
- besn uaid Castro sent 10 his representative
here E dispatch which said;
? will nav no more. Sell OF abandon the vessel
Re has changed his mind. however. and has
s--anred with Cramps for the delivery Of the Res
tauraaor 10 Venezuela IN about two months. New
grns q larger calibre than she formerly carried
gssve been ordered for the Restaurador.
The Venezuelan government also purchased a few
-eats aeo the steamer Manzanares. which is TO be
Used as al army transport The Manzsnares. which
formerly belonged 20 the Ortnoco shipping ana
Trading COMPANY and piled for some time between
NeE-York and Venezuelan ports. is now on her
way 10 Venezuela
Many complaints have been made against the OBJ
noxious law governing passports in venezuela
Il Russia, only Jews are subjected 20 arbitrary
alien laws while IN Venezuela no passports Issued
81 The state Department at Washington are
honore6. regardless ot the status OF the bearer.
only passports issued 5y the Venezuelan consul
eeDe-al-fcr which fee Of s. is charged-are
recognized in Venezuela To obtain one OF
these & is necessary first 10 show certificate OF
good conduct and good character Even the
daughter q the manager Of steamship line IN TINS
city was compelled 10 produce one OF these cert
hcates a few weeks ago. before she could get q
passport
So annoying and expensive was the deportatioa
Of Americans from venezuela to the Red D Lire Of
th.s city that they now refuse 70 issue tickets
Until consular passport is obtained. Under the
Venezuelan alien law the steamship line carrying
q passenger 10 whom admission is refused must
,aEe hirn 10 the nearest foreign port. The steam
Ehip companies receive no allowance for this extra
Carlos Benito Figueredo. Consul General Of Ven
ezuela. said yesterday 70 be out OF the city
sold 600 rifles. which were shipped 10 Newly orb
from the Clay-st. Junk warehouse. They were old
Obsolete cartTadges ana what the intention Of ths
buyers may be Is matter Of conjecture. In their
present condition they be Of other than
for drilling cadets They are half an inch calibre
ana TsgG op ~ rieS BSe aa snePseded bv e
talltc ammunition. and are practically out OF the
+ is not known whether these rifles are to be
used in Castro's war.