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Show CRUELTY lO COLONISTS. flow They treated a Coiuimuy oi 4eruiauM In Venezuela. New York, 6. Twenty-four members mem-bers of a colony from tbe neighborhood neighbor-hood of Danlzig, Germany, to Venezuela, have arrived here in a pitiable condition. Tbey say the colonistB were sent into the country about 100 miles from Caracas- and given some land, mountainous and sterile. Coflee and rice were grown innlaces. but tbe men did not know how to cultivate it. Disease was prevalent and out of a colony of 570, 115 died during the time tbey were living iu the country. The men were overtaxed and dispairing. Tbey lacked fir the necessaries of life. In order to obtain any work from land owners adjoining tbe emigrants were obliged to eubscribe to a bond which imposed certain conditions. If tbey were not complied with the workingroen were punished tin the spot. They bad no redress. The owners of tbe steamer which brought the impoverished colonists from Venezuela to thi9 port have been notified to give a bond guaranteeing the people of tbiB Blate from their cure:or charge for five years. |