Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-17
STATUES AND PICTURES BURNED
Cablegram Via Dutch Island Declares
Demonstration Probably Means End
Of Castro's Rule in venezueIa-Nos
Vet Deposed, however-Aetins
President Finally oueiIs Disorder.
Nv Associated Press.)

CAhAtAS. E>EL Ella, AICS. - Z
Monday. via Willemstad. Curacao.
Dec. 1.-THE people OF Caracas arose
today against President Castro. An IN
furiated mob. unhindered by the POI
lice. swept through the city. wreck.
ing the property CT his henchmen ana
closes friends. *
The people rounded up all the
statues and pictures OF President Cas-
tro from the clubs AMI other semi
public buildings and burned them with
rej3icing on the Plaza Bolivar.
Castro's rule In Venezuela proba.
bly, Is ended In spite Of HOLLANDS
warlike activity on the coast, there
have been no demonstrations against
the Netherlands: they all have been
directed against President Castro ana
Acting President Gomez. z
Further dangerous administrations
are anticipated.
No peocsing Act.
No official act deposing Castro from
the presidency OF Venezuela yet mas
been taken. but such q step 10 expecS.
ed any moment. An enormous cfoWQ
Of the Inhabitants Of the capital, swell.
ed by people from the outlying coun-
try, gothered in the streets soon afser
daybreak.
The people began marching up ana
down the main thoroughfares and Il
was easy to see that their ill-temper
would soon result in violence. The
police stood by and made no attempt
whatever to restrain the mob. Tho
first building to be attacked and loot
ed was that of the lottery monopoly.
The officers OF the State enterprise
that has enriched itself at the -
pense OF the people were ransackeo
and pillagei Furniture was broken
and thrown into the streets and thous-
ands Of lottery tickets were destroyed.
castro's Organ PiIIased.
The crowd then moved to the prant-
ing cflice OF FL Constitutional. the o.
gan of President Castro. Of whaeA
Gumersindo Rivas is editor. ami Psi
LACED i; completely. A steam tauE'
dry belonging TO Senior Rivas also
was wrecked.
The crowd then turned its attention
to several drug stores belonging 70
Senior Th.elen. a son-in-law OF Genefai
Telo Mendoza. and turned them inside
out
General Mendoza was at one tine
minister OF finance and public credtt
under Castro. He was also the Press.
dents private secretary for several
years. and has been regarded as one
OF his staunchest supporters.
He is universally hated by the enc.
mics Of Castro, and his unoopuiartty
and his close connection with the
president accounted for the anger OF
the populace against the property OF
his son-in-law.
Statues and Pictures Burned.
The statues and pictures Of Presi-
dent Castro were made into . huge
bondfire on the Plaza Bolivar
The crowd cheered as the names
completed the destruction Of these ef-
hgiss of the dictator.
Numerous inscriptions setting forth
the virtues OF Castro and extoaiiug big
powers mex: attracted the retaliati0u
o. the moo anC every iHsStbpeOa 49,
ing Ca.tro's name was hacked o.
and erased. Some CT the legeuas
were carved on the public 1aildin0
Of the Cit.
No Other Fields TO cowqUsf.
II vas after one O'Clock before the
crowd had gathered thus far IN Us Dep.
relations. II lacked leadership ana
pauscd in default Of other fesds fos
its destructive energies. II was IA
hat a detachment Of troops was cau-
q out for duty on the city streets
Acting President Comes Issued .
manifesto prohibiting further neer
.cstations. -
The measures had the des;rsA SoeS
for the mob Suieted down sed -
dispersed.
The attack yesterday on the oseee
~ Fl Costitu;ional when The cf0~e
was curbed by q de,achmest q -
diers who nred into the &C.,
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