Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-13
FROM VENEZUELA,


The Government Forces Totally Defeated
by Those of the Revolutionary Party
No Confirmation of the Sensational Re-
ports OF the Firing Upon Consul Hanna
by Venezuelan War Ship. and the
Matter Discredited In Official Quarters.
WASHINGTON, Oct. determination
of the report that decisive battle had
taken place between the government
forces and those of the revolutionary
party in Venezuela was not received at
the navy department until yesterday.
Early yesterday morning a dispatch
came to Secretary Tracy from Rear Ad-
miral Walker, comma nding United
States vessels in Venezuelan waters,
saying:
place resulting in the total defeat Of the govern
nient and capture Of the Venezuelan comman-
dsr-in chief near Caracas. Revolutionists vii
occupy Caracas to -morrow.
This message was dated at La
Guayra, and came here twenty-four
hours after it was filed.
Shortly after came another dispatch
from the admiral dated last night, which
read:
President and Venezuelan ministry have
abandoned Venezuela. Revolutionists success
full.
1t will be noticed that neither of
these dispatches contains any mention
of the report that the United States
consul Mr.. Hanna, was fired on by a
Venezuelan war ship while in the har
Dor of Macuto in his naphtha launch;
and because of this omission and from
the fact that neither Consul Hanna nor
Minister Scruggs has sent statement
of such an occurrence to the state de-
partment, it is believed in official cir
cles that the report is not true.
An official of the navy department
whose position entities him to speak
authoritatively, said TO the United
Press reporter yesterday afternoon in
reference to the matter, that had any
assault been made on Con sui Hanna,
Admiral Walker would undoubtedly
have notified the navy department of
the fact.
4 can hardly believe the report IS
true" he said, ''for with two United
States vessels near by, the Nenezueians
would not have dared to fire on our
flag. They could not hope to cope
with our vessels, and if an engage
ment had taken place the small guns
VI eiiS NhiSdSo Noti't bCCh SUI
ficient to quickly silence the Venezue-
Ian craft
No message of any sort from either
Minister Scruggs or Consul Hanna had
been received at the state department
up to the closing hour yesterday. The
only official information in the posses
sion of Acting Secretary Adee was con-
tanned in the dispatches from Admiral
Walker. These messages were laid
before the cabinet at its meeting
yesterday, and the report that Consul
Hanna had been attacked was also dis
cussed, but in view of the fact that no
official information concerning the re-
ported outrage against him and the
flag had been received, the subject was
passed over without action. The
United States has two vessels-the
Chicago and the Kearsarge-in the
harbor of La Guayra and another YES
sel-the Concord-is within a days
sailing distance.
The Chicago and the Concord are two
of the new vessels, and are thoroughly
equipped for warfare. SO there is no
fear felt in official circles that the in
terests of this country will not be well
protected. Germany and Italy are
each represented by one war ship.