Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-28
THE TROUBLE
IN VENEZUELA.
Fighting Results in Defeat Of the
Government Troops
CARUPANO Is RECAPTURED.
insurgents Score Success Agitation
Growing in Central states afro"
cities In Los CeuVRs.

New York. Jan. ga dispatch 20
the Herald from Port Of Spain. Trnl-
dad. says
Details have been received here Of
fierce fighting last week on the main
land near Guiria ana Carupano. result
ing in final defeats for the government
troops. Several hundred men We're
killed in the engagements.
Carupano has been re-captured by
the Insurgents. and a large quantity OF
arms and ammunition taken. Irapa and
Guiria, ports Oh the gulf OF Paria. have
been occupied, despite the activity Of
the gunboats that are patrolliug the
coast
Reports from Caracas also indicate
grave conditions. Persons here who
are ln touch with the situation. are in-
formed that a chief Of battalion of the
government forces in Caracas has re-
VOTED.
The cause OF the mutiny is said 10
have been AN order issued by President
Castro that certain prominent persons
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rebels had been shot The orders We're
given 90 one OF the military cOmman-
ders and disobeyed.
Trouble in the central states seems 10
be growing. although the censorship
prevents details from being sent II
is reported that the rebel leaders are
receiving aid from Colombia and that
vigorous protest will be made by the
Castro government.
AS Colombia has long believed that
President Castro has been giving aid
10 the rebels in that country there Is
possibility Of a serious clash.
The chief fighting on the mainland
took place near lTapa. A force OF 300
rebels, having 100000 rounds OF ammu-
milton, part captured al Carupano, and
part received from tilibusters, in
trenched themselves near Los Ceuvas.
q town five miles inland, from lrapa.
They were under command OF Generals
Julidna Pedro Costa and Jaunichas
Colsica.
They were closely watched by LOO
government soldiers. one Of them left
the shelter Of the intrenchments 10
seek food In their camp A party Of the
enemy made a sortie and captured the
man before he could reach his COM
rades.
The main body Of the rebels opened
fire on the government forces and the
latter charged the intrenchments They
were driven back several times. but
continued the attack for five hours.
They gained no substantial advan-
tage until a battery OF four field guns
was brought up. These shelled the
position Of the rebels and finally they
retreated, carrying most Of their sup
plies.
They had eight killed and four
wounded, but the government forces
are said TO have lost go killed and 27
wounded in the fight. Eleven women.
who We're with the troops, were slain
during the battle
The town was abandoned by the reb-
els during the night and was entered
by eight hundred regulars the next
morning The insurgents retreated 60
lrapa, and, after resting marched into
Guiria 10 obtain ammunition and rein
forcements,
They had been followed by the gov
eminent forces but returned from Gu
iria and gave battle. compelling the
enemy to retreat from Irapa.
Charges that many atrocities were
committed In Los Ceuvas and Irapa by
the government troops are made by
persons who have fed here. Il Is de-
clared that neither nationality nor sex
was respected by the soldiers.
Armed men are said 90 have sWae-
gered through the streets. frightening
men and women hy their threats OF put.
ting them 90 the sword and compel
ling them 10 pay large sums In order
10 save their lives