Arizona republican., 1898-04-27
GENERAL CREsPo's DEATH.
The Report Confirmed That He Was
 Killed in Battle.

New York, April 26.-A special from Caracas, Venezuela, to the New York Sun says: There is no doubt, at least, that Gen. Crespo, ex-presi- dent of this republic, has been killed in battle. He and his forces, advanc- ing from the east to meet the insur- gents under Gen. Hernandez, were led into ambush by the enemy. The government troops made desperate re- sistance, and in fact were soon able to take the offensive and inflicted heavy loss upon the enemy.
 The fight took place on Sunday near the little town of Acarigua. in the province of Zamora, about 160 miles southwest of Caracas and seventy miles south of Valencia. The scene | of the battle was among the foothills of the Merida Cordilleras, region covered with a dense growth of scrub and forest.
 The loss was very heavy on both sides, and it is reported that Gen. Hernandez the leader of the insur- gent movement, is among the dead It is believed here that the results ot l the battle were so decisive against the
 
 which has failed to make the headway among the people expected by it's pro- moters, IS practically crushed President Andrade expressed conf dence today that peace would be fully restored with little delay. The pros pect of renewed order, however, does not assuage the general grief for the loss of Gen Crespo, the richest and one Of the most popular men in Vene- zuela, whose loss is regarded as ire parable.
 Gen. Joaquin Crespo was of mixed Spanish and Indian blood He was born about fifty-four years ago and is a son of the prairies. He increased his fathers estates by strong personal efforts. He joined the federalist party when he was a very young man and distinguished himself in the bat tie of Canto Amarillo, in 1871, by swimming a river with his cowboys and Indians and defeating the enemy After the success of his party he was appointed president of the state of Guarico. He ended Guzman Blanco's revolution and was made president of Venezuela in 1884. He resigned in 1886 and two years later started an unsuccessful revolution against Rojas Paul. He then came to this city.
 His admiration for the United States was unbounded, and his sons were educated here. He returned to Venezuela in 1892. President Paul then turned his office over to Palacio, who represented Guzman Blanco. The party opposed to Blanco, who was in exile, objected to this arrangement, and took the matter to the supreme court, which decided against Palaclo. He thereupon arrested all the mem bers of the supreme court.
 Crespo was then on his cattle ranch. He sent word to Palacio to release the members of the supreme court. Pala- cio refused, and gathering a large force of cowboy soldiers, mDSt of whom were from. his own ranch, he threatened to march on the capital. Palacio abandoned his claim to the presidency and the judges were re- leased. Crespo was made provisional president, and was reelected for four years in 1894. He held office when President Cleveland took the par' of Venezuela against Great Britain in the Guiana boundary dispute. He was succeeded in September last by Presi- dent Andrade, and then became gen eral-in-chief of the army.