Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-06
IN VENEZUELA.
Latest News From The Scene
Of Trouble.
Haaaa
A BATTLE AT LOS TRQUES.
Six Hundred Ken K lied and HiGh
OlCIalS Captured.
CES. CREsrO ~ yicFORI0Us.
Tho Governments Forces Houtcd.-A
Demand Tor the Hurrender OF
the Capital
erS. cHrsro is ,lcrohrous.

this afternoon. According to the new
she brought the loug struggle In
venezuela was nearing an end and
viii result In the overthrow OF the
government, which Inns made such d
persistent eight. Colino had Joined tht
forces with Crespo, and thoy were nd.
vancing on Caracas. Cscspo has poo.
session OF every city anl stronghold
except Las Hequcs, MaraciRo aud
| Caracas. On the 18th alt. there was a
battle between the ievolutionlsts and
government troops at Maoulo, In
which the rnv0lutionisls were defeated.
When The Venezuela let LA
Guayra on the l9th ult., the tcvOlu.
, ,ionisis were looking along the olnst
for the steamer South Portland,
which sailed from New York some
time ago, with cargo Of arms. Ap.
pnrontly no effort was being made %
yet hold Of the six political refugees
seized by General UrdRnoia on
board the steamer Caraoas, In
the harb0r Of Puerto Cabelio,
eeyerai weeks ago. Neither Admiral
Walker nor Minister Scfuggs kno vs.
jus; where the six men now are. the
government does not know where tho
refugees are. Reports arc current, how.
ever, that the Elk refugees ace having u
hard time In the dungeons II Fort san
Carloa ~ Marincatibo. Their friends
Gay they are being very belly treated
In nd il,iou To being half starved.
From accounts given by paescngcra
on tho NeueSuula, II nppcGra that
The captain Of this Spanish guuhoat
Jorge Juan Is running thlngs TO suit
himself Ia the hnrhOr and city OF
In guhya. The captain, II seems,
givcs protection 10 every foreigner who
needs II, aud IL as a fesnl. highly popu-
lar with the foreign element Ia La
Guayra. Ohlcaru Of the ships speak of
him In terms Of unstinted praise. Tire
! Spanlard took Il upon himself, among
other thlnge, TO project American
| ships from petty annOynuces thrust
upon thum by customs authorities.
When the Venezuela arrived NJ La
| Guayrn there was trouble nhout land.
ing. The customs authorities refueed
| 70 allow the ship 90 land unless she
deposited her REGISTER I'm the Customs
House. Capt. Hopkins refused to give
| up the register, hat turned 1t over 10
the American Consul. Then with
the captain Of the Spanish gunbnnt on
board, Captain Hpnkins pulled into
the broakwater. The Spsniard then
suggested 10 the captain 10 call for help
from the American men.Oi-war. 4
signal was run up, anu hardly had 10
got TO the peak whom "a boat dropped
into the water from tho Chicago,
and twenty-five marines tumbled into
IL. The marlnes coon had POSSESSION VI
the Nonezuela's deck, and there was
no further trouble.
A DESPERATE BATTLE.
LA GUAYRA, Venezuela, Oct. IA
desperate battle took place today at
Los Teques and Two hundred were
killed and many high govcrnmo mt
oilicia Ia captured.
Crcspo has struck another decisive
blow which following upon his previous
successes since the revolution began In
last March, means victory for him. Los
reques is but ten miles from Car -,
and CroBpo has announced his luton
ton OF entering the capital tomorrow.
From details received here the fight
was most bloody one, 900 men being
left dead on the held of battle. Con.
tlltTlUK AhN Nlah ~ lAh CONCERNING
armlee, this indicates serious fighting.
The government forces were routed.
Crcspo had 1900 men, including 5000
brought by General COllno. The
revolutionist general possessed twelve
pieces OF artillery, and had the assist
nnce OF several Americans, besides
General Widener, German, and
General Betallio, IN Italian. Pulu'
dinn, an uncle Of tho acting PRECEDENT,
was In command OF tins government
forces, numbering 6O0O, and went to
Los Teques 10 repel Crespo's advance.
This defeat robs Acting President
Puludlan Of his army. All govern
ment officials at Los Teques accom-.
panied the presidential army and are
reported prisoners In Crespo's camp.
Cfespo has made formal demand for
tho surrender OF the capital. He
backed up his demand with tho an.
nouncemcnt that he intends to enter
Caracas tomorrow at the head Of tho
revolutionary army.
la Guhyra II etill Ia the hands Of the
government, but cannot hold out
against the victorious Cfespists II Cara
chs opon It's gates. Foreigners are now
In jeopardy.
II may be impossible TO control the
muriefoualy Inclined populace and
ufllanly element Of the sOldiery.
Americans may, however, feel some.
what secure, M the Chicago Is close
ia port ready to protect Uncle Sans
subjects,