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A military dictatorship stands lu llio plnco of Hiich a government, Prcs Idont Castro Is tlio dictator ho signs hltn SL'lf supremo chief of tho republic, but ho Iiuh not or been elected to olllco and tho dictator arranges all things for himself. Dun in; tho early part of Andrndo's admin istration l'resldont Castro, who was then In tho position of a local politician "up tho mate," and who hud Riven valuablo assist ance In placing Andrndo In olllco, eamo to Caracas to rocelvo a Just reward for hl3 Borvlces. President Andrndo refused to comply with Castro's demands for n public appointment, whereupon Cnstro strode Into tho center of tho I'hua Ilollvar nnd, flour ishing his hat nbovo his head, proclaimed to tho assembled people that ho was then going away, but that beforo n year had passed ho would return as president oi Venezuela, Ho had declared to the people 11 vumut lit: "j Terrtfoi Cough Few things are so acprcssiug nnu weaKcu itiK ns n constant couch, Few things nrc as ilis-1 couragiug ns a cough that will not yield to treatment. Dr. Fierce') Golden Med. ical Discovery cures coughs when all other medicines fail, because it is more than a cough medicine. The cough is but a symptom. "Discovery" makes new and mire blood, heals the lacerated tissues, nnd gives the body the needed strength to throw off dircasc. It cures thrt cough by curing the cause of the cough. There is no alcohol, neither opium, cocaine, nor other narcotic iti the "Discovery." "I had a terrible rough something: over a year nco mid could find nothing to stop It, or oven to !e me a. particle of Kcod. writes Mr. J. M lrr, of Cameron. Screven Co., Cj, "I chanced to tee, an advertisement of yourt., ami forthwith fought a bottle of vour iiivnltmhlr'CoUlen Med. leal Discovery. Before I had taken halt a bot tle I was entirely well." Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser, ill tupcr covers, fret oa receipt of 21 one-cent stamps to pay cost of ttuilint: atilv. Ad dress Dr. k. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. that ho would do this thing, and ho did It. In October, 18D9, Castro entered tho capital at tho head of a victorious army of revolutionists, and, having ousted Andrado from tho Yellow House, assumed complcto control of tho government. All things aro uustablo la this land. A guaranty may hold good as long a3 tho ex isting administration Is In power. Hut how long will that administration remain lu of flco? Tho most uncertain of ull is tho man who sits lu tho president's chair. Accord ing to tho uuwritten law regarding tho length of tho presidential term, President Castro had llttlo tltno to loao Jn gathering In his roward for tho time, funds and troublo which ho had expended ou his revolution. Tho asphalt lako at Guanoco bad been carefully developed, and the Venezuelans wero beginning to rocognlzo Its value. Tho tax on tho exported asphalt was 2 bolivar (40 cents) on tho ton. In tho long run this tnx would amount to n substantial rovonuo. Hut how long could tho administration count on being In power? During tho Aftcon months of, his dictatorship President Castro has devoted coustdcrablo tlmo and atteutlon to tho Now York and Herraudes company. Story of the Klrnt CoiioonmIuh. Tho story of tho tlrst concession of this lako and Its subsequent history may bo taken its a fair examplo of tho usual method of procedure hero in such cases. About twenty years ago 11 man numed 'Ham ilton eamo to this country. Ilo wns pre sentable in appearance, of quick lntclll geucu and glib of speech, and ho gained tho favor of President Guzman Ulanco. Ho was given by cxccutlvo decreo tho exclu sive rights to all mineral and other nut ural products in tho state of Hcrmudcs for twenty-llvo years. This decree was later ratluod by an act of congress. When Ham ilton discovered tho exlstenco of tho as phalt lako near Guanoco ho sold his con cession to the New York and Uermudcs company. Operations on this lako wero carried on by the company unmolested until 1S97, when tho first signs of the troublo appeared by certain Venezuelans ftllug claims for partH of tho property. Thereupon tho company bought In feo slmplo all tho land surround ing tho lake. On January of the next year tho government annulled tho Hamilton concession, but recognized the rights of tho company ns proprietors of the lake. When tho affair was brought to the high court tho caso was decided against tho govern ment, nnd tho Hamilton concession de clared valid. Thus tho company had legal rights to tho lake both by tho concession and by their proprietorship. After Castro had made himself dictator hU minister of progress conceded to Guerra Mnrcano, a Venezuelan, n definite title) to n large slice of the lako known as the Venezuelan mlue. Thcso two mines com prise about live-sixths of tho entlro lako. Mr. Sullivan of tho Warner, Qulnlan & Sullivan company purchased the Kellcldnd mlno for $10,000 without n guaranty title from Mnrcano. Thus on tho surface the present dlfllcul tics appear to bo nothing more than a dis pute over tho title to a part of tho lake carried ou between American cumpanles. Hut tho man who sold the initio to Sullivan had received his tltla from tho government. Tho concession was given to Mnrcano In total dlcrcgard of both the Now York rind Uurmudes company's lights as proprietors and thf decision of the high court In '03. And tho Venezuelan mlno is nlso for sale. Tho government will guarantee tho title. What wero tho reasons which prompted tho minister of progress to give thee con cessions? Just tills, President Castro Is dictator In the land, lilt-tutor CnNtro'w lliiiiiorotm 'u. "And It any nffulr Is brought to the court," said an old gentleman, speaking In u low voice and In broken Kiigllsh. "1 will tell you a story of tho court In n trial not leng ago a Judco on tho supreme bench be- camo too Independent. Ah ho left tho court ico.n ho was arrested am) put In prison. You understand, he was not told why ho was arrested. They simply took him to prison, wherj they kept htm for ten dnys and then let him go. President Castro met tho Judgo ns he entered tho court house. " 'Havo you been away?' asked tho presi dent. 'I havo not seen you about thcso last fow das.' " 'Yes. I havo been away.' " 'Did you gain good health on your Journey?' ' " 'Yes, good health.' " 'Did you acquire, any valuable knowl edge?' " 'Yes, also somo knowledge' " 'And you know now who Is master hero?' " 'Yes; I know that now.' " 'Very well,' concluded tho president, 'you may resume your neat on tho bench." "And you cnu also eeo who Is master here," added tho old gentleman, using tho pretext of wiping his spectacles to bend closer. "It Is our friend Castro who is dictator Hut still, it may not always bo so." Tho controversy over tho asphalt lako wns sufficiently entangled to begin with, but, of course, a revolution must break out to further complicate nffalrs and this upris ing ha3 occurred In tho near neighborhood of tho asphalt lake. Tho government has threatened to dispossess tho Now York and Hermudes company, the revolution la against tho government, whereby, for the tltno being at least, tho government troops havo plenty of work on hand, and the poo plo who comprise tho rovolutlonnry forces nro hostile to tho nsphnlt company. As to what will bo tho exact outcome of such a situation It Is lmpcsslblo to say. Tho problem of tho revolution must boIvo Itself according to tho erratic customs of this country. Meanwhile no other Information comes to Caracas from tho uprising other than that carried by word of mouth. All kinds of rumots nro being circulated through tho town nfter dnrk and, of coureo, they recclvo but llttlo attention. 2 WHAT Tho relationship between tho peoplo and tho government may bo likened to the nt- tltudo which tho small boys bear to the firecracker with a defcctlvo fuse. Tho fuso has been lighted, has sputtered, and tho spark has dlsnppeaerd. Tho small boys btand motionless nt n respectable distance. There Is a tcn9o stillness over ull, while ench one wonders how soon will tho fire cracker explode. The chief talk hero con cerns itself with revolutions. Hut the talk Is spoken nt night or under cover; revolu tions nro never mentioned In the open day light. And from tho outside, as If stretch ing liinguldly beneath tho warm southern sunshine, tho country scorns wonderfully contented with Itself, and at peace. (tviT (he 11111m Iii CiirnciiK, A great silliness overhung tho sea when tho steamship Mnracnlbo plowed through the last waters of tho Caribbean, ami In tho light of a slnklt.g sun raised fnr ahead 11 high rango of mountain, which was known ns tho northern coast lino of Venezuela. The night had already como when the vessel, nt halt steam nhend, glldejl past the red light ut tho end of the breakwater at Ii Guayrn. From I.u Ounyin, over tho mountain range, a railway runs to Caracas a rail way which has nover had nn accident. You aro first Informed of this by a man with white hnlr, whltu cap, and white linen suit, who stnndo In tho bright sunlight on the stone pier as you land. You ure told tho same by tho custom house Interpreter, who la mi nrmy officer nnd has neglected to shave, by tho driver of a rickety carriage; by tho poorly clad gentleman who wants a tip because he told you; und the negro por'er, who carries your trunk cn his head and a somebody else's parcel In his free hands, says, "No gnash-up never flno engine." After a couple of hours or bo of swinging curves nnd grades you could look back at tho rear sldo of tho mountain range. Then suddenly tho train glided past somo kind of factory, with a few stray goats grazing on tho sunburned grass about tho walls. Then a row of dirty huts with tiled roofs went by; thou n EcrlcH of sidings, where n few empty curs stood In tho sunlight; then the train stopped. "This Is Caracas," said a gentleman sit ting nearby. On first entering tho town tho stranger might wondor why Caracas had been built where it stands. Thcro is no particular reason why It should not havo been built there: nor nny apparent reasons why the founders should have chosen that slto. Perhaps, as I heard It said. It had been placed "underneath that star." All roads In Caracas take their beginning to tho Plaza Hollvar. You Inquire of the hotel proprlifir, which Is tho way to the cnpltol, "Go to tho Plaza Hollvar," ho says, "cross over and theu turn to your left." You ask tho Bhopkeeper how to find the Pantheon. "At tho end of this street you will come to tho Plaza Hollvar," answers tho shop keeper. "Theu turn to your right, walk past tho strcots and you aro arrived." Thus It Is with nil given directions In Cnracas. No matter whero you ore, no mnttcr whero you wish to go, It Is Judged always to bo tho wisest plan to walk first to tho Plaza Hollvar and then make a fresh start from there This plaza, an open park In tlio very center of tho city, whero there nro trees and richly colored gruss, nlYords a strong contrast to tho narrow, unclean streets, tho blnnk doorways, tho whlto and barren wulls, tho flerco sunlight and tho heated smells, nnd In tho plazn stands a stntuo of tho patriot Hollvar himsolf, seated on a rear ing ftulllon, his bnrcd head turned one side townrd nn Imaginary multitude, nnd with just such nn expression on his face as who should cay, "Well, what of It?" City cm1k 11 Ximv Cunt of I i 1 Int. When viewed from ono of tho surround ing hills tho town appears flat and close to the ground Just a level stretch of brown-tinted roofs, broken only hero and thoro by tho domes on tho opera houEO and tho capltol, and tho spires of the several churches, but toward whero tho mountains bojln to rise egaln are situated tho summer dwellings nf somo of the moro Influential Venezuelans. Mr. Loomls, the United States minister, resides In ono of these au old Spanish villa formerly owned by tho Count do T010 whero thero nro lawns and tropical gardens nnd nn nvcnuo of royal palms. Tho city needs a now cont of paint. Kven tho walls of tho capltol aro badly blUtorcd. Thoso housos whero attempts havo I eon made to relievo the glaring whiteness of tho predominant stucco walls havo beon painted In light colors, which havo faded faded brown, faded green and fnded pink. It Is a palo city which lies half asleep In tho strong sunlight. A ccrlnln porlod Is remembered here dur ing which the streets wore well paved. If when out driving at homo you como to a placo whero tho road Is being repaired, you know how tho corrlago bumps and swings. That Is a slight exaggeration of the general condition of theso r.treets nt present. Tho open market, which Is held every morning, Is ch oly compose.l of people, vegetables nnd lilts Tho vonders arrange their vegetablo3 In llttlo piles In the Btrcet; tho files nr rango themselves on tho vegetables. If a vender sells somo onions ho picks them from his stock on the ground, thereby dis turbing that particular mass nf flies, which ilso up with a quick swish nnd buzzing, There aro files around the basket of hard bollt'l eggs, which nro eaten on the spot; a fringe of flies nbout the puddlo of milk that has been spilled on tho sldowalk; files crawling over the body of tho cur terrier asleep in the fchado of nn old box. The earthquake shock of last October may ac count In part for the worn-out appearance of tho town, hut tho earthquake has noth ing to do with tho vegetables nnd the files. When night camo all this was changed. Tho air becamo cool llko a summer evening on tho eastern coast at homo when the wind blows fresh from tho sea. A round moon lifted clear above tho crest of tho mountain range. Ilccauso It was Sunday evening tho military band played In tho Plaza Hollvar, and tho peoplo gathered there to listen. Somo of them hired chairs, which were used In tho places of benches; most of them wandered slowly up and down. ItrvolutloiiH the Chief lU-crent Ion. In a neighboring seat at n neighboring tablo sat n man who knew tho nature of this land. Ho spoko of revolutions. "Troublo may break out right hero In tho capital tomorrow. Yet It may tako months before tho revolution Is strong enough to como here. They havo failed to hold Caru pano. And they must capturo somo port to get arms from outside." Tho band had stoppod playing. Tho people wero leaving tho plaza. Although by this tlmo tho cato was nlmost deserted, tho man never raised his voice nbovo tho level tone In which ho hnd begun to speak. Ho could barely be heard ncross tho small table, and ho was bending over so that a button on lis coat clicked constantly against the rim of hlB beer glass. Then tho man continued to tell of former troubles; of tho time when Puerto Cdbollo was attacked at night, apt when tho sun roso 300 men wero seen lying dead; spoko of tho way In which a revolu tion gathers power; told of tho battle bo tweon Castro and Andrade, when tho gen erals of tho latter had been bought by Castro, nnd, Instead of charging, ns they wero ordered to do, they retreated. The bartender began putting up tho shutters to covor tho rows of bottles. Tho empty glasses wero collected and rinsed behind tho bar. "Castro tho llttlo monkey," said tho man. "Ho nlso won't last long. Nono of them last long. Hut tho revolutionists, they don't know what they want. They want a change, they know that. Yet tho next roan will bo Just as bad as Castro. A president Is only In ofllco a short while and of courso bo takes what bo can get. You would say that there Is no hepo for tho country. Another man mny como In tomorrow. It will bo Just tho same. Today our Castro Is In power. You cannot stop him, for Castro Is dictator." .More Comfortable to Tell (lie Truth, Chicago Evening Post: "Don't," said the eorrowful man. "With all emphasis I say 'don't,' meaning don't frame up any excuse to explain tho alcoholic character of your breath. It doesn't pay. I had two or thrco drinks beforo going homo tho othor day, and ns I am ordinarily nn abstemious mnn I thought to disarm criticism by men tioning Incidentally that I had n touch of tho grip. livery ono knows what's good for the grip. Even my wife knows, but what sho known about it and what I know about It do not exactly coincide, so to speak, "'Throat troublo you?' sho asked. " 'A little,' I replied, not knowing what clso to say. " 'I'll rub It with turpentine,' sho said. "I protested, but sho Insisted. Orlp, she held, was au Insidious thing, nnd rcqulro.1 prompt and energetic treatment. I can testify that tho treatment in this Instance was energetic. Hut sho insisted upon dosing mo with somebody's specific for tho grip, and sho kopt that up until I went to bed in sclf-dcfcnso. Even then sho wnko mo up once to glvn me another dose, I don't know whether she desired to teach mo that honesty Is the best policy or was sincerely sorry for mo woman Is always more or less of a puzzle, you know but you may put It down as a certainty that I'll not toko nnother drink for tho grip. Well, hardly. When I tip up a glass again It will be fceause I want tho contents, nnd I won't care who knows It," BRICK MAKERS ARE ACTIVE Anticipating a Liralj Seutn Thej Heady for Work. Get LARGE INCREASE OF OUTPUT EXPECTED It In Ximv Ilt'HevciI Hint llullilliiK He 1 11 it ml Will Ileinilre nn Incrcnao of nt I.rnnt Twent j--KIvc Per Cent. Mnny chunks of cloy from tho hills nbout Omaha will bo converted this summer Into shapely building blocks and cntor service In tho llfo of tins growing city. Tho brick manufacturers nro planning for nn Increase of about onc-qunrter In their business this season over tho work of last year. It Is early for nny definite calculations along this line, but from tho general prospects nnd tho Inquiries that nro received thoy bollovo tlio business In their line Is going to bo good. Of courso tho work of tho tho brlckmnkcr is an aftor thought In tho building plans when they aro considered In advance. About the first man to hear of new buildings and contemplated homes Is tho architect; nfter that tho general contractor gets a whack at tho business and tho brick and lumber men follow, Tho flrBt-nnmed class havo nlrcady told of innny Improvements to be made this spring nnd thero nro others for which tho drawings nro being made Largo business blocks, of course, mean moro to tho brlck maker nnd It Is said that tho season will bring forth tho usual supply of these Propnrliif; fr 1111 Increnne, Ono prominent brlckmakcr in discussing tho situation said; ''I bollovo tho factories In this city will turn out one-quarter more brick this year than they did last. At least wo aro going ahead to preparo on that basis. Everything points to a good year nnd I bellevo wo will havo It. Tho condi tions nro all of tho best. Wo considered 1803 nnd 1000 good years. Last year nbout 20,000,000 brick wero mado In this city for building purposes, but this year we will go far nhtad of that figure. "At prosont everything looks favorable, I nntlclpato no trouble with tho men, al though the wago (scalo has not boon ad justed for this s'cnBon. Last year tho brlckmakors had a conforonco and arranged this matter harmoniously. This has not boon dono this yenr and I guess the others aro waiting for somo ono to tako tho In itiative In calling tho conference Whllo thero aro some differences, I believe nil will bo adjusted amicably In tlmo for tbo work to begin. "Tho demand for brick locally Is good and at the same tlmo calls nro coming from tho- outside. Ono firm had n call tho othor day for brick for shipment to Wyo ming for uso In a coal mlno. Wo will ship largo numbers of brick all through Ne braska this year." The relations of tho men In tho yards to their employers do not appear at this time to present nny elements ot trouble Tho now wago scale has been presented to the brlckmakers, but thoy havo not acted upon It ns yet. It calls for tome things which havo not been fnvorcd by all of tho em ployers, yet It Is said by ono In a position to understand tho situation that when tho tlmo comes all will bo straightened nut to tho satisfaction ot nil parties, Provlilcn for More Pn-. Tho scale provides for increased pay for three groups of men. The head burners nre to bo ralsei from $2,75 to 3 a day, the feed ers from to $2 and tho bank men from tl.CS to fl.76. All ot the others remain the same as last year. These changes will bo accepted quicker than will Bomo ot tho conditions attached. Ono ot theso Is 11 do crenso In tho day's work. Tho task Byatoin provalls lu tho brick yards. Under this a man Is supposed to Uo so much work to mnko a day. Last year It was tho handling of 30,000 brick, and tho motion of tho men io that this ho cut to SO.000 for this year. Tho slzo of tho brick will also ralso a question when tho adoption of tho senlo comes tip for conbldcmtlon. Tho men pro- poso n. brick not lnrgor than 4x8x2, but tho manufacturers claim that this is not good. It lu said that this Is not even maxi mum ns brick nro now mado and rauy bo tbo causo of como discussion. Another proposition which Is llnblo not to meet with fnvor among tho makers re gards tho number of men to bo employed. Tho men desire that tho number "employed In a kiln bo Increased ono mnn for every flvo nrehes over twenty. Othor conditions suggested nro that nil engineers must bo members of tho union nnd that nil men em ployed nbout tho yards Bhnll bo members of a union or express 11 willingness to Join one Speaking of this phnso of tho situation n maker said that thcro would bo less op position If unionism ciiild bo carried Into power In tho Council Hluffs yards. "Labor over thcro," ho said, "always haB been choapcr than on this sldo of tho river nnd In Bomo Bales thoso makers can enter Into dhect competition with us on equnl terms, except that they havo tho ndvantngo of tho chenper labor. Now, If thero nro to bo unions In tho ynrds, wo might ns well have everything union, but wo wish this could be carried to tho yards In tho Hlurfs as well. However, I do not anticipate but what this matter will bo Btralghtoncd out when tho makers onco get together, I fnll to sco anything which I think will causo any serious disputes between employers nud employes In tho Omaha yards." CiiHi'iirliio nt All nriiBKtatK. Cures biliousness, constipation and dys pcpsla, or money refunded. Prlco CO centi, nook explaining causo nnd euro mnlled frw. Ilea Bros. & Co,, Minneapolis, Minn. Employes of tho Delaware, Husquehauna & hen iv Kin ituiirtmu company received nollco that their dninandu for IncrenHed wages hail been grunted. Engineers, con ductors, lirnkoinfii, llngnifn nnd Hcnlemen nro Included Hi tho nilvnnce, which will put them on equnl footing with tho Lelilch Vulloy employes. "JUST AS GOOD" No product can bo Just as good ni another, unless It pos83SB03 In ench and every dttoll an equal goodness in Its elements of quality. possesses qualities ttiat would be hard to equal. Everything that's pure and good that should bo used In the brewing nnd nothing mere. HLATZ MALT.VIVINE (Non-Intoxicant.) Tonto for the Wcnk, Val, Blitz Brewing Co., Milwaukee. OMAHA BRANCH, 1413 DonsUs Streat. Tal, 1081. 1 1