The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-29
AMERICAN plAG INsUITED.

RsfuEeSs Dragged from n Ship Flying II.
A VsnsEuSlaa General ForelblY 1RlEsS
six sIep from the Steamship Caracas.
New YoRx, Aug. 2s.-The American
steamship Caracas Of the Red D Line
from Venezula arrived here yesterday.
When she was in the hRrbor Of Puerto
Cabello what looks like an outrage on
the American flag took place on her
decks. Six refugees, who had gone on
board the Caracas, were forcibly taken
from the ship by body OF armed men,
in spite OF tho protests OF Captain
Moodrick and the American consul
The Caracas was lying at Puerto Cabello
when three ex.members Of Venezuelan
congress- came on board and engaged
passage.
Three other venezueians, who were
LAWYERS, came with them. All six de
sired to get out OF tho country, and
thought that they would be safe II they
once got on board an American ship.
General UrdRneta, who was in com.
mand at Puerto Cabello, went on board
and demanded the surrender OF the six
men. Captain Woodrick refused to de-
liver them and appealed to the Ameri-
can consul. MIR. Riley. The consul pro
tested against the men being taken from
the ship, but Urdaneta insisted upon
having them, and brought of an armed
guard from the shore. The captain
yielded to force, but told Urdaneta no
must find the men himself
The Venezuelan soldiers then made
thorough search OF the ship and dragged
tho mon from their hiding places. The
refugees protested and struggled, but
were forced over the side and taken
ashore. The Caracas went then to La
Guayra, where a report Of the case was
made to the United States minister at
Caracas by the captain, and q formal
statement was made by Consul Riley.
The minister at once made a formal de-
mand on tho Venezuelan government
for an explanation. When the Caracas
left La Guayra, General Urdaneta had
been summoned to the capital, some
said to answer for the Caracas affair,
and others that he was coming to help
the government shape its future policy.
The Venezuelan Consul in this city
said yesterday that Urdaneta had been
summoned for consultation. The out
come of the matter will be watched with
interest. The officers OF tho Caracas
are indignant at the action OF the Vene-
zuelan general, as were many Of the
passengers. Those passengers OF the
same political faith as urdaneta Of
course thought his action all right.
The Caracas brought news OF a battle
which took place at Cindad Bolivar Just
before the steamer sailed. The infor-
nation about the fight was meagre, but
large number OF killed and wounded
were reported. The government forces
were commanded by Careras, and the
revolutionist by Generol Guerra. Ca
reras had 800 men, and Guerra LOO,
according to the more or less trustwor-
the government report. The fight took
place outside the town. The revolu-
tionists were armed mostly with ma
chetes. They repulsed the first charge
OF the government troops and Careras
ordered a second. In this charge he
was surrounded by the enemy and
killed by blow from machete. The
government forces finally drove away
the revolutionists.
There were rumors also OF big fight
at Villa de Cuba on August 16, in which
1900 are reported to have been killed.
This is believed to be an exaggeration.
The revolutionists were reported TO
have gained the day in the battle OF
Villa de Cuba, and to have almost ami
Inflated the government forces sent
against them.