The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-06-24

bOMbARO
La CUAyRA
Venezuela Once Again
In State Of
Crisis.

WILLEMsTAD. Island % Curacao,
Monday. June tG--Advices received to-
day announce that the Venezuela revo-
lutionists attacked La Guayra, the
port Of Caracas, Saturday. June = The
government answered by Smelling Ma
imquelia. a suburb of La Guayra, from
the forts ashore and from the Ncnegue-
Ian warship Miranda. only peaceful
women were Killed
Al the commercial houses at La
Guayra were closed the day of the bonn
bardmeni and the inhabitants were
panic stricken. Eventually, the reyo-
lutionists, who numbered about i0G
men, were repulsed. They destroyed
the bridge at Boqueron, on the Cara
cas- (Englishe railroad, and stopped
traffic for twelve hours. They also
cut the French cable and the telegraph
wires.
The people of Caracas were thrown
into a state of alarm and everyone be-
gan buying provisions, apprehensive Of
a siege.
The situation in Venezuela as these
advices were sent, indicates that cri-
sis ~ near at hand.
A Dutch warshlp and the German
cruiser Fake left Lu Curacao today
for La Guayra.
NEW YORK, June 16.-General Pom
pilio Gutierrez, as commander in chief
OF the army in operations on the At
lantic and Pacific Coasts and the 18TH
mus of Panama, in view of the special
powers conferred upon him by the Vice
President of the republic, has issued,
says a Panama dispatch to the Her
aid, his first decree. 1t Is to the effect
that he practically assumes command
of all the sea and land forces of this
department.
The police force will continue under
the command of the Governor of this
department.
All future naval and military APP
pointments will be made by separate
decree
COLOMBIAN LEADER TALKS.
NEW YORK, June 16.-General Ga
briel Vargas Santos, head of the Lib
eral party of Colombia and leader of
the Liberal army now engaged in try
ing to overthrow the Conservative
party. which is in possession of the
government, is in this city. The exact
nature OF the Generals business here
has not been definitely learned but it
ia believed he came north to confer
with his chief of staff, General Focion
Soto. on the progress of the Illinois
revolution in the Panama province and
in the CASHMERE territory Speaking
OF events in Colombia he said:
IF our troops can conquer in the
lsthmus of Panama we shall be able to
make much better progress against the
Conservative forces. We have many
armed men in the CASHMERE and San
Martin territories in the Magdalena
provinces. If we had Panama we
would be able to raise sufficient funds
to end the war IN our favor At pres
ent we need warships in the Atlantic
in order to take Cartagena and Bar
ranquilla. Now we can get arms and
ammunition only through Venezuela
and through the Orinoco river.
we are suffering from some of the
recent victories of our opponents, but
their successes are only temporary and
in no way disheartening to us. We are
called rebels when we are real patriots
who are fighting to obtain our share
in the government and the initiation Of
reforms which would make our coun-
try progressive.
I'VE are fighting for principles. we
do not wish completely to drive the
conservatives from power. but we in
sist tina. our party be allowed its prop
er representation in the Chamber of
Deputies. Since 1885 we have not been
represented, except by two men, though
we are half the population. We ad-
vocate modern monetary standards.
We have cried out for years for a sys-
TEN of education which will bring our
children up to higher appreciation of
life. We have fought for Improvement
in our national life, and t. we can gain
adequate representation IL our Parlia-
ment we shall begin at cnca on these
changes. The foreigners with inter-
ests in Colombia and all the progress
sive people of the island are with us.
or course the Panama canal is a great
factor In the present war;
General Santos is 10 years of age.
He has been fighting since 1854 and has
taken part in twenty-five battles.