Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-08
Castro Leaves the Steamer
At Fort de France
Cannot Conduct Military Cam
paign From That Port.
Very Angry at Uncle Sam and the
Steamboat Company.

The governments that for years were
treated disdainfully by Cipriano Cas-
tro during his dictatorship of the Ven
eZuelan republic have taken concerted
action to prevent him from carrying
out his avowcd intention Of returning
to Venezuela with designs on the Presi-
dency to be carried forward by revO-
luton if other means failed and today
he finds himself chcckmatcd at the very
beginning Of his operations.
A fortnight ago he left France de-
claring his belief in the aScendancy of
his star, that Venezuela called him,
the man of destiny, to return to her
shores: today he is a man without a
country" marooned at Fort Dc France
far from where he would be.
Should he undertake to create trouble
from Fort De France, there is q pos
sibility that the French government
will expeI him from Martiniquc; then
his only place of refuge would be the
high seas unless some power. such as
Denmark, granted MIN a haven at a
West Indian port subject to his good
conduct.
Castro left Venezuela in November
of last year with the avowcd inten-
ton Of going to Europe to secure med
ical attention for an ailment of long
standing. He left Juan Vicente Gomez,
one of his lieutcnarts, acting as Prcsi-
dent of Venezuela. After a short stay in
France, Castro went to Berlin and was
operated upon. From Berlin he went
to Dresden to recuperate and his health
has been described as very much i'm
proved.
During his sojourn in Europe much
happened in Venezuela. There was an
GrneaVal of sentiment against Castro
which resulted in Gomez assuming the
Presidency. Castros tenure of Office
was officially declared to be at an end,
the powers recognized the Gomez adj
ministration, diplomatic relations with
Venezuela We're resumed the United
States sent w. / Buchanan to Cara
COS as special commissioner to effect
q settlement of various questions long
in dipatc between the two governments
and the outlook for peace and re
sumption Of business in Venezuela, was
regarded on all sides as very much i'm
proved.
A sensational feature of the success
full change in the administration in
Caracas was the allegation that Cas-
tro from Europe attempted to put
through plot to compass the ASA ssh
nation Of Gomez. Some Of his hcnch-
men We're arrested and thrown into
Jail. Castro, however, has cmphatical
ly denied that there was any truth in
this allegation against him But in
spite Of this denial charges were pre-
ferred against him in Caracas and he
was indicted. Recent DISPATCHES from
Caracas said, however, that the prose
cution of this case might be abandon
ed. There is a criminal case against
Castro pending at the Venezuelan cap
itai. In this he is charged with the
murder through having given an or
der for his execution, of Antonio Para
des Venezuelan who started a rcvo-
lu1onary movement in February of
1907.
When Castro left France on the
steamer Guadalupe he declared it to
be his intention to return to Vcnczue-
IA to face his accusers At the same
time he let it he known that he had
designs upon the Presidency. Ncnezue-
la notified him that if he came to a