The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-28
TOLD BY AN
EYE WITNESS
Troubles In Venezula are not
Concluded.
DIRECT FROM CARACAS
Word is Received by a Local
Firm.
Their Representative was In the
Mob which Made u Raid on the
Castro Statues.


Barnd Negotiating agency. from his
business associate, Joseph G.. Coul-
come, who is in Caracas, Venezuela for
the purpose of selling his noise!ess
gun invention to the GoGmez govern
ment.
The writer tells in an entertaining
manner OF the outbursts of the peo-
Pile on various occasions and OF the
intense feeling against Castro, which
has manifested itself on every occa-
sion since the dictator left the coun-
try after sacking every bit OF public
money that he could put his hands
on. Follows the letter:
Caracas, &c :. Sth, 1908.
| Dear Perk:-
Your three letters received o. X.
AS you probably know, Castro took
| the entire Treasury reserve with him
something like two millions, and loot
ed the La Guayra and Macato Gus
toms house, leaving the government
absolutely penniless.
The revolution is starting pretty
well, we hear there have been four
attacks from over the border line OF
Columbia, but were driven back. Yes
| terday DeLeon arrived from New
York, there were q bunch of people to
welcome him, he Is the only one to
! lead a general revolution, and II Is
supposed that's why he Is here. He
used to be a minister under Castro,
and was kicked out of the country by
| him, and as soon as he heard that
Castro had left, he made tracks for
Venezuela.
1t is also rumored that actual
blockade commences this week. Last
week the Dutch created scare by APP
pearing at all parts and II was sup
posed the blockade was started, but
they did not do eny thing and left on
the third day, and people explain
this move by saying they were COW
cring up the landing of revolutionary
troops on the coast between here and
PIT. Cabello.
It's funny that you haven't received
your wifes letters, II you haven't
you certainly haven't received all
my letters then. have received three
letters so far that were opened. My
wife sent me papers on very boat,
and | got them all at once on this
boat two months collection.
Now as TO the political situation
here, it's a case Of the Andinos" as
against the "Caraicans" for control.
Gomez and Cardenas. Governor OF
Caracas, have been fighting ever since
Castro left, Cardenas had the students
arrested twice for demonstrations,
and each time Gomez liberated them.
It's got so bad that Cardenas sleeps in
the Trinidad barracks. where the am
munition and arsenal Is. Monday
General Pine. in charge Of the army
at IIaGuayra refused to take orders
excepting from Castro and they
brought him up in chains and chucked
him in a cell.
Tomorrow El Cautera, Governor OF
the country, and Ciudad Bolivar (on
the Orinoco) will arrive by boat to
see where he stands.
He is Gomezs deadly enemy and
the fellow who was In the plot a
couple of years ago to overthrow Co
mez II Castro had resigned the Pres
idency. 1t is reported that General
Riara, a powerful revolutionist is on
his way to Venezuela from Curacao
and will land with a force covered
with the Dutch warshlps, ! don't
care what say in this letter, as Ad'
ans will mail II in New York. Ad-
am Is leaving, 50 as not to get caught
In here during the trouble.
Sunday. Yesterday one OF the Ven
ezuelan coast guard vessels was cap
} tured by the Dutch feet and towet
into Curacao, | don't know whether
they will let the Maracaibo go ou
4 OF here or not.
There's going TO be demonstration
in the Plaza Bolivar this afternoon
so 1t is rumored, at 2;30, 1t is nov
2 p. m, but no signs yet.
Well, here 1t Is 2;30 and nothinl
doing. Hold on, by George, they'r
firing something in the Plaza, 50 nj
to investigate, so long.
Later. Well Perk, things hay
happened since stopped writing thi
afternoon. The firing mentione
above was fire crackers ETC., callin
out the people from their houses 70
the demonstration, 1t was headed b
the students and soon there was
: big mob. they alternated, marchin
around the Plaza and maxim
: speeches. I'll tell you II was
hell of a noisy crowd and they yelle
'Down with the ConStitutlonale an
''To Hell with Rivas' (you know, Q