The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-04-02
REPULSED AT ORTIZ
The RevolutiOnists Defeat the
Government Troops.
REBELS CAPTURE GUNBoATs.
Fleeing Senators Captured and Put in
Prison With General saluzzo

Reinforcements Marching to Join General
CrespO-The Head Waters of the orinoco
River Now Under Control of the Insurg-
ents-FOreign Commercial Houses Are
All CIosed-A Run Has Been Made on the
Bank of Venezuela.
PANAMA, April 2.-The Government
troops commanded by General Rodriguez
have been repulsed near Ortiz. They
met the forces that were marching from
Orinoco to REINFORCE General Crespo,
the leader of the revolutionists. There
was sharp engagement in which Gen
eral Rodriguez's forces were compelled
to retreat, though the loss was not heavy
on either side.
The revolutionists occupied Ortiz,
town of $500 in the State of Guarico,
and then began an advance on Cura, a
city of 10000 inhabitants 60 miles south
west of Caracas.
The success at Ortiz was followed by
the seizure of the national gunboat,
Nueve de Julio, which was stationed at
Esmeralda, on the Orinoco River. This
success gives the revolutionists the COM
mand of the upper end of the river and
and will be of great advantage in future
operations.
News of these reverses has greatly de-
pressed the followers of President Pala-
| clio, who continues his dictatorial course.
| Meanwhile the cause of the revolution
lists is growing in popular favor.
General Balista is marching from
Zamaras with 900 soldiers to fight for
the revolution.
The President informed Congress that
he would resign the moment his success
sor was elected and the centralized form
of government proclaimed under the new
constitution which has been ratified by
the States. The President thus named
was under Palacio's decree to be the first
under the new constitution and was to
be ineligible to reelection.
These terms were not accepted They
were denounced by the opposition in the
Senate and Chamber of Deputies, the
Federalists declaring that they would
insist upon the election of a new Presi-
dent before proclaiming the new consti-
| tuition.
When the news of this refusal was
taken to Palacio, he issued decree dis
solving Congress and sent troops to
arrest members who refused to bow to
his will
Senators and Deputies fed when Pala-
clos soldiers marched into the halls of
| Congress, evidently fearing a repetition
of the scenes when Manages forcibly
dissolved Congress in 1S4S
Palacio's soldiers pursued the fleeing
members. General Saluzzo, the leader
of the Federalist members and candidate
for the speakership, was caught and
dragged off to prison. He battled
bravely to escape, but his fight was
useless
Senators Gondoleri, Silva, Gregorio
and Rivera and Deputies Bustamente and
Lopezbaralt, whose opposition had es-
pecially incensed President Palacio, were
| captures as they fled from the capital
and were put in prison with General Sa-
luzzo.
Many private citizens who were known
to be in sympathy with the offending
Senators and Deputies were arrested,
and they, too, are now in Jail, with the
members of the Supreme Court and other
| poll tical prisoners
The dissolution of Congress and the ar
rest of its members caused tremendous
| excitement throughout the city. Those
! who had shown sympathy with the oppo-
! sition sought places of refuge. Some
! fled from the city.
| Foreign commercial houses were all
! closed. Protests were made by foreign
residents against the policy of President
Palacio, but these acts did not allay
public apprehension. To the fear of
personal violence was added the fear of
loss of propertp and a financial panic
followed.
A run was made on the Bank of Vene-
zuela, where the government has de-
posits amounting to So, 900, 900. All the
| gold in the banks has been Withdrawn
from circulation. Paper money is de-
preciating in value. Great distress is
Threatened