Castro Revolution Has Fizzled Out.

New York Times 100 years ago today, August 13, 1913:
News Reaches Curacao and Is Confirmed by Our Consul at Caracas.
HIS RELATIVES IN FLIGHT
His Own Whereabouts Unknown — Cruiser Des Moines on a Scouting Expedition.
Special Cable to The New York Times.
    WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, Aug. 12.— The Venezuelan revolution has apparently failed in the Western States. Ex-President Castro's whereabouts is still unknown. He is supposed to have left Coro, where the revolution is making no progress. His male relatives have also left Coro, and are expected soon to join his brother Carmelo here.
    Gen. Olivares arrived here yesterday from Colombia.
    The Government of Curacao is observing neutrality.
    There are rumors that a force of guerrillas under the command of Gen. Ramos is surrounding Caracas.

    WILLEMSTAD, Aug. 12.— The revolutionists have landed a force of 1,400 men at La Vela in the State of Falcon, whence they have dispatched troops to the interior, according to news brought here to-day by the Dutch schooner Virginia, which had been detained at Coro.

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.— The Castro uprising is officially reported by Consul Voetter, at Caracas, as a failure. He confirms earlier reports that Gen. Torres and his officers, who headed the revolution in the eastern part of the country, have been captured.
    Conditions along the west coast of Venezuela, the principal theatre of the Castro revolutionary activities, are to be investigated by Commander Long of the cruiser Des Moines. After landing Secretary Tennant yesterday, the Des Moines, according to to-day's dispatches, proceeded westward along the coast on a scouting cruise.
    W. J. Leitner, Vice Consul at Maracaibo, Venezuela's principal seaport, reported to-day that telegraphic communication had been re-established with all the rest of the country except Coro, where Castro was said to have landed and started operations.