The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 18, 1901, Page 2

2 : THE SUNDAY CALL, R . B 4 ENEZUELA 15 3 confeleration of states with a constitution not un- like our own. The President’s term is four years, after which at least one year must intervene before he ev sta r held the position or Governor of a in efther North. Central or South America. He has taken part in se ons and has proven him: e officer in battle and a fearless fighter. ucated a physiclan, he is also an author, having written and published four books, one of which treating on the pol ties of h try he presented A An attempt made in is provi revolution. Revolutions here, as in all Spanish-Americ n led to a cou untries, are frequent to your correspondent. He as- Bocks on the tory of Venezuela are ng and pos ses considerable mag- - gty they are complied by netism and seems to be a born lead- . i Bekhy Bpotn,of ¥ g er of men. Personally he is mere at- ¥ Be LepoWENIen My Krg tractive than his picture would lead one ForRg graseon to Having reached at his age in s to power. But point of influence and power and dig »oks suflicient data are the sccond position in his native la L iie i i S need not be a prophet to fore changed more frequently by re- later he will become the Pr ¥ expiration of the leg: dent of the entfre confederacy. When I expressed this view to him I added that wh telegram would announce to the Presidential my privilege to be the from the United § dispatch. These rem ks please him and they with applause by his Jokingly I added that I would find some Aperican maiden fit to bride of such a k that I woul photo and t pleased the n return. Who Kt CAYTRO PRES YENEZUELS, CONTRAL TITURL, THE YOUNS FRED. OF ONE OF THE VENEZUEL AN STATE) SURROUNDED BY CABINET — PRE>.OF STATE OF CARAMBOBO led the defe tion, and s nto power acts of It 2 the w It is the dream of both Cipriano Castro and Geronimo Maldonado to elevate the and file of their army to the dlgnl:y‘ traveler as well whereabouts of every citizen in the f European and American soldiers, and =cquiesced gracefully and although 1 Was i¢ tney succeed Venezuela will take front conscious that my sentences were fear- rapk among Spanish-American republics. fully and wonderfully made and mMust Tne Venezuelan army mnow consists of have been a source of amusement to the 29000 men. A law for making military five or six gentlemen who listened to me, gervice compulsory, modeled after that of only an occasional smile showed that the Frrance or Germany, js now under con- President or his friends noticed my NU- gigeration, but in the past and now when merous blunders. Indeed, they all ap- recruits are needed an officer with a fils peared interested and some one was al- o¢ goldiers is sent into the streets of the ways ready to help me out with a Word ity or in the country roads and twent when T was in need of a suggestion. thirty or more young. fellows belonging Having received permission to use the the Jower walks of life are captured after interview for publication I suggested that e style of the press gang of the English it might add to the interest of the story of a century ago. The recruit if the President would let me take his from his photograph. After a little hesitation, he replied: “If you take my picture it must include that of my official family.” This suited me exactly, and so all stepped out in the courtyard and submitted to be posed by my traveling companion, a well- known Colorado mining speculator, and positions with his own he orde: dents and Gover g herents. Then zn eléection for Presi- ors of the varl nly d 1S tes, which ele more than ratifi e will of the dictator. is the course that was p the ion is Ji ce of his desti- tion of t Thi Cas the streets of the city y, sued by racas is the capital of the country ro. That he a man of unusual very even his enemies admit. Twenty- nine times since he came into power he Driving there- o . bas been called upon to defend his ti and not a few the field of battle and has done so each vuildings are cracked, some even ir Some weeks before our dangerous state. Among the inter February dissatisfaction had buildings are the Federal Palace (Y ted itself among the soldiers of of the regiments.© When that fact ter was reported to th resident he ran, un- vied by any one, with drawn Alexander von sword into the barracks, rushed among cut two of them down, and & eyes. look Vho else among ed? The soldiers, filled ements of a result e), Crico del Torro (bull fight rink), C nav made to serve at a @ home. His family waits for his return a the museum, the ti heon. In the market place accom dial made Humboldt, the celebrated mos.” The pantheon is the Westminster then, with fi Abbey of Venezue few ys or a week and then first sur- mises and afterward settles into the con- viction that the young man has gone become one of the soldiers of his countr: Illiterate, forced into the ranks, wi uthor of “Cos- the mutine Here are uried its and said, alerel X rendered such with ad- service to the republic as entitles them to for such bravers. broke Into N o m:zr pride ;nn:]ix‘;ofi:"'(::";:;;r;::[m' gy Ao SR el e e il e A military officer Who had been an In- oy poonr oo wetitiom?. It fo not su oo apprope] is given to General and from malcontents were at terested_spectator then stepped up and o i e b ey are e e Satel e <o o P rted into ardent admirers of so said: “Senor, since you have taken the vr;(: - %) s In battle, instead of going If of the American colo- boldl a leader. civil portion of the President's official 1. i e Join thols cantors and own country If political stability could be secured for family, do,you not think that you shoula °. P ion they join thelr captors an s of his people Venezuela the republic would be sure to their former friends. One also photograph his military staff We cheerfully consented and soon a group of or liberty, led att and so be- ct sufficie capital to bring pro- nounced prosperity. At present a valuable try and the harvest of coffee, sugar, cocoa, etc,, is at of the first revolutionary ho n fun. If the planter a Wwhose harvest is taken belongs to ‘the If the saying party of the revolutionist he receives bt wairs he Serib ayment. This scrip. worthless PPy to the chief mag- if the revolution fails, has only moderate of- Prospect for redemption .if the rising is arriv Suides he crop oximerdiant Lo aid - by e N troops to suspicion of belng a conspirator for a them T addressed nim as Senor Presidente geperal in whose honor the mili were drawn up on the platform. A mem- revolution. when he pointed smilingly to the youngest ‘play had taken place earlier in the day ber of our party for a moment thought 1 sent in my card, asking for an inter- tleman in the group, saying, Kl Senor was a guest at the same hostelry. As he NUMBER of people come home that the reception was in his honor, but vi Soon an aid invited me to enter and sidente. was alone we invited him to dine with us, 0\ from the seaside quite deaf, and before he could prepare his speech -of. informed me that hel charged by his Do vou speak French?’ was the first The general speaks only Spanish and j—-fi very many if not deaf are much acknowledgment a modest gentleman Excellency to express regrets that I could tion I propounded. friend from Colorado nothing but English, harder of hearing than when they stepped from the train and not be received at once because a Cabinet you speak English or German?” “Only so the conversation was exclusivery ne. with tumultuous applause. He proved to meeting Was then in session, but that the Spanish.” But you have some one who tween the encral and me. Befors tos be one of the generals of the army. My President would be pleased to see me at can interpret for me?’ and beck- meal was completed, the captain who had curiosity being excited I left my grip at 7 o'clock in the evening. oning to a young officer about 25 years of attempted to act as inter rounde Siveet, at the station and. etnor of the Biate 0% Catabobo, $he lagkest ‘tha hotel and Iristructed my. AHVETito T0le X Bitns: sombenion e Towrd: VAlAtaGen: &E0 P easaiin tHotabio ks i HERM e et e e declared in the railway carriage by armed men. Of the fifteen commonwealths that consti- jow the military procession, which finally the following day to join my steamer and Uuniform of a captain, that individual conduct us to the palac: cteristic of the instability of po- tute the rflrvuhll': It came a?oul as fol- took position in front of the palace of the having an engag;)m.‘“{ at the club for that Pompously stepped forward and stated In to take a glass of wine. I tions in the country was the lows: We had left the port of La Gpayra ppesident of = the ‘state of 'Carabobb. evening, I requested the officer to return, a confident voice, “I speak English”—"“Je came the subject of cc k of a wealthy resident of the cap. for the capital; the distance as the bira Crowds of people W looking through state these facts to the President and re- parle Francais.” His attempt to translate order seemingly has sros made to the writer on that occasion. flies to Caraccas is six miles, but the tne iron bars of the windows. which in peat my desire to be admitted then. The the first sentence which I addressed to late in Venezucla. Wh - d he, *thgy traveler covers twenty-three miles be- this climate are nearly always without Cabinet, 1 added, would not be in my way the President in French showed that the that both he and I were Masons he the Yellow House tween the “\"_I'O'nls over one of the most into a large room on the ground at all; indeed, that I should be glad to cap only a beginner in the use denly became excite mped from dent’s oficial resifence) may have remarksble rallroads in the warld, which gonr. where could be seen the sxecutive in. fnikue them tn fs titereiew. of that tongue, and when I changed to seat and to my horror/ threw his another oc ascends four thousand feet to the moun- consultation with some members of his Soon the’officer, with his gold lacea'uni- English it Becatme apparent that he kiew, about me. pre is the unwritten law of Venezuela tain of La Silla, from which the view of cabinet. 1t does not appear to be bad form and his bright sword, returned. 1 still less of the language of England and hugged and ki that the successful leader of a revolution the ccean is inspiring. form in South America to look Into the expected to be sent away, but instead of America, so, although my votabulary of resistance that T could offer. becomes temporary President or dictator. After a twenty-four hours’ stay in Car- living rooms of a family or into the of--that he smilingly led me into a > Spanish is very limited, I turned to the On returning to the President's In that capacity he removes all important acas 1 went to Valencia, the second larg- fice of a merchant or an official. Indeed, room In which I found a group of grave President and sald: “Will your excel. I spent another very enioyable ho officials, including the Governora or Pres- est town in the republic. Arriving at the I was told that to drive people away from gentlemen looking at me with a good deal lency kindly permit an attempt to use the Geronimo Maldonado scarcely idents of the several States, and fills these station 1 was surprised by the firing of the front of your house will lay you open of curiosity. Approaching ‘the oldest of Spanish lun;‘uu‘e in this interview?” He of age; he is the young:st ma: of American troops under a Roose- t or a Funston could march from one d of Venezuela to the o without ful resistance from the army of that country as it exists to-day. officers composing ome of the flower of the Venezuelan army were captured by an unarmed American. Tt was then suggested to postpone the remainder of the intervie dinner to permit the Cabi h its busin and it was agreed that an aid Nofsafe 10 B/OW YOUI' should be sent for us in the evening. On ng at our hotel we found that the w o Nose After Bathing the me until a NATIVE. TROOPS e it is because that mmed sombrero in- Successfu But that the life of this dise so taken belongs to’a foreigner, when hernmost republic of his Government is likely to ask for per- nsecure and that he js baps ten times the value of*the actual anifest. When he loss, and a compromise ‘settlement s apt r ge is 1o be made for one-half the sum asked, preceded by two armed outriders and fol- I had the good fortune to become well a troop of cavalry. When he left acquainted with the individual who holds for a few hours to dine on boara the position second in power to that of the r he was constantly sur- President of Venezuela, for he is the Goy. ves through the streets his car e of this is blowing the nose thing. reter was an- Of course, one blows his nose because his readiness to He was invited °masonry be- forces into versati » is some ' sait water in it, which ces him uncomfortable. This water he he little Eustachian tube that that runs from behind the nose to the ear. n in favor of w1 1 the captain found the wa ays. and the inflammation. The stachian tubes more or less so partial deafness. s wait some time after d me in spite of all the you bathe before blowing your nose, and impossibl ked and rema a anently, causir ed me to his bosom and you should aiwa then you sh Ane ne mdnufac!ur-. buttons ¢cn a very considerable The J. who has scale.