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President Of Venezuela
Deposed and Ministry
Forced Out.
GOMEZ IN FULL CHARGE
Former Presidents Agents Ac-
cused Of Attempt on Sue
cess0r's Life.

WiIIemstad, Curacao, Dec. 22-The
new Venezuelan administration has re-
voked the decree prohibiting the trans
shipment at WiIlemstad Of goods des.
tined for Venezuelan points. This
measure has been the principal diff
Guilty in the strained relations between
Holland and Venezuela. s
| MEANS TROUBLE Is SETTLED.
Its revocation is regarded. by well
informed persons here as meaning
practically settlement of the dispute
between the two governments. The de.
duction from the latest news received
here from Caracas of the enforced
resignation Of Castro's cabinet is that
the reign of Castro in Venezuela is
lover. t ssstf&
TRY TO KILL GOMEZ.
i Caracas, Dec. 22, via WiIIemstad,
Dec. 22.-The downfall of Castro in
Venezuela was completed Saturday
last with the Illustration Of desperate
plot to assassinate Acting President
Gomez. Secret cipher cablegrams have
passed between Castro In Berlin and
his agents here since the popular anti
Castro demonstrations Of the 18th and
18th.
ACCUSES CASTRO.
A prominent lawyer has filed ae-
cusation in the high federal court
charging Castro with completely In the
; attempted assassinationband proposing
his impeachment.
Has Been No DesAonstfation.
Caracas, Dec. 1s, via Ponce, Porto
Rico, Dec. 22.-There has been no re-
petition in this city of the anti-Castro
J, demonstrations of Dec. Is and IA, but
!. 1.-THE enforced resignation of the Castro
lcabinet, which occurred yesterday, is
4 Regarded as going far toward sealing
the fate of President Castro in vene-
lzuela
III Waits for Backing.
The change of ministry was made
# flknown only after the arrival in the
,capital of 1900 soldiers from the in
X terror who are loyal to Gomez. There
e is much military activity everywhere.
l. Troops are being recruited and armed
b with energy in the belief the men in
1T the interior are loyal to Castro and
will fight.
Full of Unrest.
GI Willemstad, Curacao, Dec. 22.-Wil-
lemstad is still without direct news
N from Venezuela, but reports brought
lin here today by the steamer Zulia
d. indicate the political outbreak against
& President Castro at Caracas last week
r1l h,, t1Ar darn Inn
NJ ments showing continued unrest in the
NJ country.
d. Castro's Friends Locked Up.
e. It is declared political, prisoners al
IL Puerto Cabello have been set at lib
&c erty and that several partisans there
q. of Castro have been imprisoned. 1t is
lrumored two Venezuelan delegates
:, have left Caracas for Willemstad te
open negotiations with the colonia
- government looking to the arrange
- ment of existing difficulties.
~, Come. Takes Initiative.
re Port of Spain, Trinidad. Dec. 22.-
in President ]. Vincente Gomez, to whom
General Cipriano Castro handed owe
1.-The presidency on his departure TO
Europe, has established new govern
is ment in Venezuela.
,e- Gomez has; replaced the old ministr,
sc with new body of meh who rePFe
en- sent various factions in the state an
who have figured prominently in val
ious ways in the political history Q
= the country. This means the end 2
~. the power of Dr.. Jose de Jesus Pan
ne the minister of foreign affairs who ha
On, been the one figure outside OF Castr
t'si
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