The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-13
CRESPo WINS THE DAY
THE CAPITOL OF VENEZUELA Is NOW
AT his MERCY.
The Decisive Battle has Heen Fought ard
Government Forces Scattered to the
Four Winds and Pulido and
Cabinet Have Fled

New YORK, Oct. S.-"News is re-
ceived here of the overthrow OF the
defacto government of Venezuela in
the persons of Villegas, Pulido and
his ministry" said special to The
Herald from Curacao. This was an
ticipated, as the government troops
have been utterly routed. The place
where the battle occurred was San
Pedro, an out of the way village. 1t
was hot, bloody battle. but of short
duration. The discontinued soldiers
of the government army were no
match for the trained veter-
ans of the gallant warrior
Crespo. Wholesale assertions to the
ranks of the revolutionists added to
the discontinue OF Villegas Pulido,s
followers. His generals made des-
perate efforts to rally their men but II
was hopeless task. Dismayed by
the terrible onslaught of the enemy,
they wavered and fled after the bat
tie had been raging only a short time.
The Crespoists followed up their adj
vantage using guns and machetes to
wreak vengeance upon the demora-
lized fugitives. Many were killed In
the combat, a large majority of course.
being on the government side and the
slaughter which characterized the
pursuit OF the unlucky soldiers of the
administration was terrible. In this
way the killed and wounded among
the government troops were more
numerous than those who
fell in the battle itself.
Pulido's men Ia their flight
threw their arms away and scattered
in all directions their sole idea be-
ing to escape. The Crespoists made
hundreds of prisoners. The most i'm
portant capture was that of the gov
eminent commander-in-chi
| While the particulars of the Cres
poists victory were obtained through
reliable sources nothing like COM
plete' list of the casualties can be had
without waiting to rest his tired men.
General Grespo Is reported to have
given orders to advance at once upon
the capitol. 1t is quite probable tina
he Is now In Caracas. There Is notht
ing now to stop his entering the city
except the wretched condition of the
| t0iOOios LILO bAO A0lnJ bO0oOn Ia
Venzuela and travelling Is very bad.
Crespo has no one left to oppose him.
His foes are dispersed. Caracas Is
ready for occupancy by the revolu-
tionary captain whenever he sees fit
to seize 1t.
The late defacto President Villegas
Pulido has initiated Palacio and quit
the republic. He took with him all
his cabinet. AS soon as the news Of
their defeat at San Pedro was received
they held consultation and in pur-
suance OF apparently prearrahged
plan and left Caracas by special train.
Upon Jnelr arrlval AT iIa0uuyra,
which is still in possession Of their
representatives, Villegas Pulido and
his ministry went aboard vessel In
the harbor. 1t is rumored that they
sailed for Europe.
The last order of the de facto cabi-
net before Its fiji hit was quite in keep
ing with it's other high handed acts.
Villegas Pulido cancelled exequators
of both the American and British vice
consuls. OF course 1t Is difficult to get
full details OF all that Is now transpir-
ing in the republic but 1t seems GER
tain that Crespo's triumph Is abso-
lutte; that the capitol Is at his mercy
and the revolution which has been SO
prolonged Is now at an end.