St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-27
Venezuelan RevolutiOnists
Appear t03e Getting the
Upper Hand.
Government EmiSsarieS Tell
a Different Story, How
ever.
Nearly All the Chief Cities in
the Hands Of the Cpes-
piSts.
The Present Government Evil
IDENTIFY About Ready
to Fall.

NEW ORE, sept. 2O.-Ine Reu ~
line steamer Caracas, from ia Guayra
and Puerto Cabelo, Venezuela, arrived
at her dock in Brooklyn this afternoon.
On her trip TO La Guayra and Puerto
Cabello she found the United States war
vessels Chicago and kearSarge there,
and was glad to see the Concord riding
at anchor in the harbor at Puerto Ca
bello.
While the Caracas was at the latter
port body of United States marines
was sent on board from the Concord
and remained on board as long as she
was in port. Puerto Cabello is in pos
session of the insurgents or Crespists,
and the marines were placed on board
the steamer as matter of precaution.
No indignities were offered to the
steamship people by the insurgents, but
it was thought best to guard against any
emergency. While the Caracas was in
tie harbOr of La Guayra no attempt
was made by the Venezuelan govern
ment officials to modest the people on
board or interfere in any way with the
steamer. No marines were placed on
board here.
Peraza, the Venezuelan minister to
this country, was at the dock to meet
the Caracas at Brooklyn. On board
were his wife and son. The son had
been entrusted with mission from
The Venezuelan Government
to his father, the minister. This mis-
sion, his brother Carlos SAID. was in re-
lation to the South Portland, which
sailed from Trinidad with arms and
munitions of war for the revolutionists
of Venezuela, it is said. rhe minister
declined TO disclose what the instruc-
tiOns were that he has received from
Caracas. he said he wished first to
have conference with his son before
making public the intention of his gov
ernment.
Carlos Ballot, the minister's son, after
having had talk with his brother Mic
amor, said the news from Caracas was
very encouraging for the government.
He said Gen. ID. Monagas had left Gu
racoa for Caracas to take command of
the army. While at Curacao he received
numerous kilograms from the govern
ment generals calling him to take COLL
mand. He has an army of $500, and
when the steamer left was preparing to
march for Puerto Cabello, where Crespo,
the insurgent chief, is in command.
sion of Maricaipo. and Gen. Purlido. q
relative of the president, is at Caracas
with 1000 men.
Mr.. Ballot said it was reported that
Crespo and Guerrero, two of the chief
revolutionistS. had quarrel at Puerto
Cabello, which produced
A State of Anarchy
among the insurgents. 1t is SAID that
Crespo had challenged Guerrero to
duel. The result of the quarrel was
nat known when the steamer sailed.
The government, according to Mr.Balot.
has declared Puerto Cabello in state
of blockade, and has ordered all vessels
to enter merchandise at La Guayra.
How the blockade will be enforced is
not made clear, as the government has
no navy.
The friends of the revoiutionists give
entirely different pictures of the state
of things in Venezuela. Senior LopeZll,
q Venezuelan in this city. met several
friends who came on the Caracas. He
country was tottering on its last legs,
and would shortly collapse entirely. 1t
was making a few last struggles before
being completely overcome. At the
present time the government was cen
tered in the capital, Caracas. Outside
of that city the government was not
recognized. The people throughout the
different states are in favor of new
form of government, and in few weeks
the present guerrilla warfare will close
by the downfall of the few men sJrug-
CLING for their government positions.
The authority Of the government, he
said, was taken away in capturing the
sources of the government revenue.
Puerto Cabello. Maricaibo and other
places where customs receipts are taken
are now in the hands of the insurgents.
The Only Place Left
being La Guayra. Crespo. he said, oc-
cupieS Valencia and La Guayra with
1000 men and is slowly encircling Cara
cas- and cutting off all supplies. He
could march on the city and capture it.
but that would result in much blood
shed. which he is anxious to avoid. He
did not believe in the reported quarrel
of Crespo and Guerrero.
Mr.. Lopez received information that
battle occurred near Barquismento
short time before the Caracas sailed.
The engagement was between the
revolutioniSts under Gen. CoIino, with
2,200 men, and strong force of gOverll-
ment soldiers. The battle lasted for
several hours and ended in a victory for
Colino.
The officers of the steamer Caracas
said there can be no doubt but that the
revolutlonists are steadily gaining and
that the present government cannot last.
much longer. The first officer said that
the insurgents were closing around La
Guayra and Caracas. Shortly before
the steamer sailed 800 rebels had taken
possession of small town near La
Guayra and were not disturbed by the
government troops. They said that
Puerto Cabello. which was captured by
Crespo after stubborn fight, looked as
if a destructive storm had passed over
it. The fighting must have been ter
rihla