Minister Russell to the Secretary of State.
(Mr. Russell reports that an open rupture between Castro and Gomez seems imminent. Castro, in response to repeated requests from Gomez to take charge of the Presidency at once, replied that if [Page 1445] Gomez would appoint him private secretary he would act as such and aid the reorganization of the Republic until Congress assembled to act on his resignation. Mr. Russell states that Gomez again telegraphed Castro proposing that they meet in conference for a final understanding, but that Castro paid no attention to this proposition, and Gomez telegraphed yesterday that if Castro still refused to take charge he would call Congress in extra session and present his resignation as vice-president, Castro replied to this, telling Gomez to go ahead and do what his friends might suggest to him.)