New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-13
THE VENEZUELAN REBELS.
THEY ARE SAID TO BE PREPARING FOR A
DECISIVE BATTLE.
ADvICES, HOWEVER, SAY THERE
is NO TROUBLE - PRESIDENT
PALAClo'S POSITION.

Panama. April L., via Cialveston-General CreSpo'
the leader of the Venezuelan rebels. who nccOu-
ing tt the last adviccs received here, was Ut
Valencia with 1900 men, was engaged In gathering
recruits and preparing 10 give decisive Da'uc
to the forces of President Paacio. The Government
troops are said TO be dissatisfied and unrustworthy;
and on this account the general in command shows
hcstancy In giving the rebels battle.
General Crespo intends, If he IS successful IN oe-
fcating President Palacios forces In the Impending
battle, TO march st once or Caracas ana ehueilVOg
10 strike the coupde grace before the President can
reorganze his army. 1t is said that President PaiaGo
Is prepared for this movement on the part of the
rebels and has taken precautions TO cover his re-
treat from the country 1t Is rmorcd that IL he Is
captured he Will probably be shot for treason The
President has n personal fortune amounting TO about
$4,000 600, supposed to be invested manly IN
European securities Should the rebels move on
Caracas and compel the President to fee the country
IT Is more than likely that he Will take up his residence
in Paris
Nearly all the available fighting force is now IN
the field and II this army IS defeated there would
be little chance OF saving Caracas from falling into
General Crespo's hands.
Washington April 12-senor Bolet Peraza the ven, en-
following cable message from the Nenezncan MN. ia
lister Of Foreign .Afairs dated Carac,a,s april III
Peace Is assured general tranquility pfeN"iis
throughout the country
A BRAZILIAN STATE DECLARED lNDEPhNDENI'
Buenos Ayres. April I2-The Legislature OF the
brazilian province Of Matto Crosse has dccand that
state independent Of the Republic OF Brazil.
This information coming on the heels OF a former
one which reported that the new Governor OF the
state ~ Matto Crosse had not been allowed by the
people to enter their territory at first sight TO
indicate the existence OF secession movement. fort
unately there are reasons which lead 10 the hope
that Matto Crosse does not intend really 10 sfFcue
from the Brazilian Republic. 1t Is true that
that State far away from Rio Janciro. the cap-
tal that though IL cannot suffer much from any I'M
proper governmental intrusion in its own admins
traton. II may aspire to more nearly complete III
dependence. But IL knows that TO proclaim Itself an
autonomous republic would make Of Matto Crosse
smaller Paraguay. its Impoverished nciehbor. ana
would result in 1t becoming mep tender TO that
little Republic and 10 Bolivia, another neighbor. with
both Of which 1t would be IN perpetual wrangles.
There is now no direct communication by land-or,
rather, practicable and in use-betwocn no
Jancro and MattO Crosse. Still. the latter Is pro
cccd against any hostile enterprise by the presence
Of the Brazilian flag. floating at Caimbra and Cayaba,
where II defended by soldiers, who Transported
from Rio Janciro by the Brazilian naval vessels
which run down the Atlantic coast and go up the
Plate and Paraguay rivers. o., the other hand, the
people Of Matto Crosse would hardly think Of seed
ing from Brazil when they remember that 1t was on
their territory that the latter achieved It's last triumph
during the PaIaguayan war, SOlano Lopez having
been killed in portion Of that territory which was
annexed AS a conquest 10 the present state. IL Is
probable that II the Legislature Of Matto Crosse h1s
really declared the state independent OF the Republic
Of Brazil, this declaration Is conditional. ana OhE
protest against the centrnzlng IDEAS still prevailing
at Rio JaneirO. From the beginning Of the rcy0ln
ton November -, 1859. the Federalsts have been
exceedingly active in the several states ana the
Legislature OF MattO Crosse may have intended mcrly
to frlehtcn the Central Government In order to pr-
vent il from forcing unpopular Governor upon the
people OF the state.