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Show OVERTHROW OF CASTRO SOUGHT Alleged Plot Being Laid in Europe and United States to Start Rebellion. Castro Is to be Expelled or Destroyed and a Native Venezuelan Statesman States-man Installed as His Successor, the Work to be Accomplished by Mercenaries Backed by Powerful Syndicate. Now York. Tho World says: "Ono of tho larcgst merchnnts In Now York declares that arrangements aro being perfected here nnd In Paris nnd London Lon-don for n division In Venezuela which will annihilate Castro nnd open up that country to American capital and enterprise. "A number of rich Now York merchants mer-chants are said to bo Interested In tho movement, which, the promoters declare, will Involvo tho employment of 15,000 soldiers nnd tho expenditure of $5,000,000 In tho campaign under which President CnBtro, If tho plans do not go nfltray, Is to bo either expelled ex-pelled orfdcstroycd, and a nntlvo Venezuelan Ven-ezuelan statesman Is to bo Installed as bis successor. "In this connection It is said that Castro, anticipating n successful revolution rev-olution against him sooner or later, has converted somo of his alleged $4,-000,000 $4,-000,000 fortune Into cash nnd has sent It to America and Franco. "Tho expedition Ib to set out Bhortly from Europo In threo largo steam-ships, steam-ships, which aro already under contract. con-tract. They aro to carry about 5,000 volunteers, with tho following qnan-tltles qnan-tltles of arms and ammunition: Eight thousand Mauser rifles of tho latest pattern, 24.000 rounds of cartridges, 500.000 shells, eight rapld-flro guns, 8,000 nrmy belts. 1.000 officers' swords, 1,000 ofllcors' revolvers, 3,000 mo-chettes mo-chettes and swords, together with other supplies." |