The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-22


dent Intentionally. After all the ply
sicians in Venezuela had refused the
honor OF effecting the operation. Cas-
tro decided to go abroad He is now
in Berlin, where he will receive med
ical treatment.
Castros wealth is estimated at 500
100000. He says that Venezuela has
some OF the greatest natural re-
sources on the continent. He states
that on the plateaus, there are
thousands Of acres of pasture lands
where cattle Craze in vast numbers.
He declares that he and his chum Wis
ited several cattle ranges and were
astonished to learn that when the
cattle are butchered, that only the
hides are taken and the meat is left
on the plateu to decay. Fine timber
lands are also to be found farther,
inland. 'h']
I'VE often saw President Castro
while he was taking one of his rides
through the plaza, but never were
fortunate enough to engage in con-
versation with him." declares Per-
kins. We had numerous conversa-
tions with vice president Gomez. who
Is now acting president in Castro's
absence, and is probably the strongest
and most highly respected leader in
the country" Perkins believes that
Gomez will soon be declared presl-
dent and that Castro will be de-
| throned.
STHRBATs OF WAR.
Perkins says that while he was in
Venezuela there we're threats of war
between the country and Holland, ow-
ig to the fact that Castrao was him
dering commerce between the island
of Curacao and the Dutch ports.
FEW MS1ElRlC JAMS. a.
| While Perkins and his chum were
in Venezuela, he declares that there
were only. six Americans there and
four Of them were United States war
correspondents. .r .s
A few days ago, Perkins received a
4 communication from his chum which
discloses many interesting details
4 concerning the uprising against Cas-
I tro, which subject has been handled
in brief by the newspaper telegraphic
reports. The letter is dated Decem
ber 18th. In the course of the let
ter, he repeatedly refers to his noise
less gun deal and at the same time
relates facts that are not a little in
terestlng. The letter in detail fol-
| lows:
Copy of letters received from J
Caracas, Venezuela, Nov. 21, 1908
Dear PeTk:-'Things have changed
at last. You remember that told
you that | was going to the Minis
ter of War and say lot of things
wei ! didn't get chance. Monday
morning we went down In war
paint to see the Minister and after
waiting five minutes, the Minister
came out and gave me a fat official
lookirIy envelope with the Minis
ters compliments; was so surpris-
ed that I dropped my hat, for /
knew that It was the order for
| NhV suns ~ udu W De ldheH W
the secretary of the Treasury, as 1t
was an order TO him, and the
next morning he gave me an order
to the Customs officials in La Gualra
which translated read as follows:
Caracas, November II, 1908. No,
1947-9S & so.
Citizen; Admr, of the Customs OF
La Guarra.
In official letter No. 573 bear.
| ing yesterdays date, the Minister of
War and Navy says to this Dept.
the following: Permission has been
granted to Mr.. Joseph C. Coulombe
to withdraw from the La Cualra
Customs House, two guns of his
property, which he has deposited
there. and which he has brought
with the purpose of proposing to
the government the purchase of this
system Of arms. have the honor
to inform you of this Jdfor your
| intelligence and the consequent
ends. transmit the above to you
in order that you might carry out
the provisions of the pre-lnserted
| official letter. H 6e lH Tu a
God and Federation.
/ tSigneD 1ARNAIIDO MORALES
I telephoned to La Guaira. and
and had a Com. Merchant ship them
to me from there, and he didn't
chalse me anything for his work.
He wrote me a very polite eletteI
and said that he was very glad
to accommodate me in the matter
and hoped that | would remember
his firm when consummated my
deal with the government. You
see had to send him the order
for him, TO get them out, and ne
evidently read 1t, and thought that
there was a chance of getting in
right for the commission of trans.
porting the guns to Caracas, for
he thought from the letter that
would bring the guns from New
York th". Hl
Wen spent all day yesterday
cleaning them, and took the noise
less one all aDart To see that 4,