The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-07
THE VENEZUELAN REBELLION

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NEW YORK, April 6-The steamship
Venezuela of the Red line. which arrived
ct this port yesterday from La Guayra,
brought among her passengers Gulio A.
de Gorgors Of Caracas. About the coudi-
tion of things in Venezuela he says:
81 left Caracas on March So when the
government was in n remarkably tight
fix. Every one OF the states was in open
revolt, and hardly military man of
prominence had sided with Pslacio. Over
five hundred journalists aud public men
were imprisoned. Trade was dead and the
finances OF the country were wrecked. AS
30 the revolution, Its dimensions are
steadily increasing. General Casanas has
been appointed general-in-chief of the
government forces. His headquarters are
IN Ortiz, a town on the plains about thirty
leagues from Caracas. General Creshoe is
centerallzlng his forces near that place.
where decisive battle Is expected to take
place. The revolutionists already number
about l.. coo men and reinforcements from
all the states are coming in rapidly. The
governments forces do not exceed 70 600,
Only fO9 OF whom are IN Caracas, under
Leopold Maria
The latest Intelligence that reached me
as we sailed from La Gunyra was that the
town OF Barquesimeio had fallen iuto the
hands OF thS insurgents. IL seems that
General Maria must succeed, bat should
he fail another leader will surely take up
the fight. so universally bitter is the feel
ing against Palacio and General Casanss.
his military chief
NEW YORK, April A Caracas cable
gram To the Herald affirms that
IT IS no longer secret thatithe Venezuelan
Chief magistrate * in constant fear of
assassination. The guards around the
yellow House, or Casa Amarillo, have
beeu doubled. Every possible precautiou
has hppn "a kns1 IA h.. -
life, but the throwing Of dynamite bombs
the other day frightened the government
so much that it has not yet recovered its
equilibrium.
THE DEFINING INQUEST.
MELBOURNE, April The inquest into
the death OF Mrs. Deeming. who, il is
charged, was killed by her husband and
buried under a.coating OF cement beneath
the floor of her house at Windsor, a suburb
OF Melbourne, was continued in the CITY
court house today. Immense crowds were
present, and every word of the testimony
was eagerly listened to The bearing of
Deeming was insolent throughout the pro
ceedings. and he continually interp6sed
remarks while the witnesses were
testifying.
Kate RounSeville. the fiancee of Deem
ing after he had murdered his wife here.
aud who would probably have met the
same late but Tor his opportuue arrest. a.
preparations were under way for her mar
riage 10 him in West Australia. testified
today. She met Deeming on a steamer
while going from Melbourne TO Sydney.
He treated her with genIlemanly courtesy.
and she became much interested in him.
He told her that he was Baron Swanston.
lie gave her diamond ring. which she
had since learned belonged to the mur
dered woman. Since his arrest Deeming
had requested her to return the ring so
that he might sell il and, with the pro,
ceeds, help to defray he costs of his de-
fense. She declined TO surrender it 10 him.
as she believed him guilty OF the murder
of his wife.
THE ENGLISH MINING STRIKE.
LONDON. April 6-The situation in the
Durham miningu distrjos is deplorable
Terrorism is rampant The union leaders
no longer pretend TO exercise any contro!
over the strikers. who are committing ali
sorts of vandalism. The men are also al
war among themselves, and one reason
why work Is not resumed is that the food
ing of the mines Eas reduced their capacity
30 that only a portion OF the former force