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Show VENEZUELANS ARE 8TAKVING. Ureut Kufferlng an it lleeult of the Pro-trttcteti Pro-trttcteti Wr Mow In I'mgremi. United Slates Minister liowen at Caracas has forwaided to the state department, de-partment, under date of Aug, 'J, a plaintive plea for the poor people In that capital, who ure suffering great misery ns tho result of the protracted war now In progress. The special plea 'i made by Itev, T, S. Pond, tho senior American missionary iu Caracas, nnd Mr, Ilotven has undertaken gladly to receive any contributions that may be sent frrm America to his legation. He says that Mr. Pond does not propose to glye money to the poor, but only provisions pro-visions that arc cooked. He needs, according to Mr. liowen, 83,000, but could easily use five times that amount. |