VENEZUELA.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2383, 26 December 1908, Page 5

VENEZUELA.

CASTRO’S DOWNFALL

GENERAL GOMEZ’S * BOLDNESS

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CARACAS, Dec. 23

General Gomez discovered that Cardenas, President Castro’s personal sec. retary, was entrusted to execute the assassination and conspiracy with the help of a mutinous' regiment, commanded by G’astro’s brother. General Gomez boldly and personally arrested Colonel Castro and accused Cardenas, who defiantly denied the plot. eral Go Inez pinioned him to prevent the use of a revolver and then imprisoned him, thus breaking the back of the plot.

Dr. Paul, ex-Foreign Minister, has started for Europe to settle Venezuela’s international disputes.

GOMEZ SEEKS UNITED STATES’ FRIENDSHIP.

DUTCH NAVAL DEMONSTRATION SUSPENDED,

(Received Dee. 24, 11.50 p.m.)

NEW YORK. Dec. 24

General Gomez asks for a settlement of disputes with the United States, and has invited an American warship to La Gu-aira. This is interpreted -at Washington as a precaution to prevent discords. Air. Buchanan has been appointed special commissioner, and is proceeding to Venezuela aboard the cruiser North Carolina.

Holland has suspended the naval demonstration.

CASTRO’S FORTUNE.

SAID TO BE THIRTY MILLIONS.,

(Received Dec. 25, 9.45 a.m.)

BERLIN, Dec. 24

Eighty Loading Venezuelans cabled to Castro that his power has been destroyed, his property confiscated, and that he will lie arrested if he attempts to return. It is indicated that there are grave charges against him. Some report Castro as

furious and 1 determined Lo return and overthrow his opponents. Others state that he is indifferent, believing the conspiracy to be a Dutch invention.

It is reported that Castro possesses a fortune of three to twenty-nine million lodged in European banks, and is living at a Berlin hotel *at the rate of £ISOO a week. It is clear that the United States and Holland were forewarned that the rising was intended.