The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-18
INVASION OF VENEZUELA GarbiraS Commanded the
 COlOmbians. cASTRO'S PROCLAMATION
CASTRO'S PROCLAMATION
A RE ignition of the State
 of Warfare.
The U, S l States Will Shortly Be rl Represented at the Seat of Dis turbance by Three War
 Vessels.

Washington, Aug. 1.-The Depart ment of State has received dispatch dated August 1 from the Consul at Maracaibo, reporting that Dr. Rangel Garbiras has invaded Venezuela with 4,000 men from the frontier of Cucta. Everything was done by the Venezuelan Government to meet the invaders.
 The first fight took place at Encon- trados and the invaders were obliged to retire.
 The invaders took two steamers to come to Maracaibo. but these boats were recaptured by the Venezuelan troops.
 The Venezuelan Government has ls- sued the following decrees:
 General Diego Bautista Ferrera, Provisional President of the State of Zulia. Considering that the peace in general has been greatly disturbed by an invasion of the Venezuelan terri tory with an armed force of Colombi- ans, commanded by the traitor Carlos Rangel Garbiras, as per declaration is sued yesterday by the Provisional President of the Republic, and in com pliance with the dispositions on public order therein specified. suspending the rights and guarantees referred tO'in the National Constitution:
 "Article l. Until public peace is re- stored, I declare suspended the guar antics referred to the Constitution of the State of Zulia.
 Article II. The complimentary dis positions shall be dictated by the Sec retary of State.
 Article III. The Secretary of State is encharged with the execution of this decree and will communicate the same and publicly diffuse it in order that it may be known to all.
 "Given at the Government Palace al Marcacaibo, on this 27th day of July 1901. ninety-f1rst year of Independence and forty-third of Federation. (Signed) Diego Bautista Ferrer." "Countersigned: The Secretary Gen. eral. Dr. Asdrubal."
 The other decree Is signed by Presi- dent Castro and his entire cabinet, and says:
 The Federal Executive of the United States of Venezuela, using the attribu- tions conferred by him in Number 2l of Article LXXXIX of the National Constitution. and considering that pub lie peace has been distributed in the towns of the Venezuelan frontier of Ilc oidlC OL dNhho o ny ehiA eNSACAA All arms from Colombia:
 Article I. The rights referred to in the National Constitution are hereby suspended in the States of Tachira, Ma rlda, Trujillo and Maraicaibo. Article II. The rights of Venzuelans referred to in the same Constitution are also suspended in the rest of the States of the Republic. Federal District and National territories.
 Article III. The Presidents of the States. the Governor of the Federal Districts and Governors of the Federal Territories, shall regulate this present decree in their respective Jurisdiction in accordance to the supreme necessi- ties of public order.
 Given. signed and countersigned by all the ministers of the Cabinet, by the Secretary of the Federal District and the Secretary of the National Executive and sealed with the grand seal in the Federal palace of the capital at Caracas on this 18th day of July. 1901. ninety one years of Independence and forty three of Federation"