The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-06-20
WILL SEND VARSHIPS.
Cincinnati and Topeka TO Be Dis
patched to Venezuela.
Either the Cables Have Been Cut or a
Censorship Established So Rigor.
Gus as to Exclude Govern
ment Dispatches.

Washington, June 1S.-At the cabi-
net meeting Tuesday it was decided
to send one or two United States war
vessels -, Venezuela to protect Amer
lean interests which are believed to
be endangered on account of the rev.
olution progressing in that country.
The president is worried over the fact
that no answer has been received to
messages sent recently to Minister
Bowen at Caracas. Either the cables
have been cut or a censorship has
been established so rigorous as to ex-
clude even government dispatches.
In the latter even the Venezuelan au-
thorities will be asked to explain. The
vessels which will probably be sent
are the Topeka and the Cincinnati
now at San Jtfssl.
The orders to the Cincinnati and
the Topeka Mentioned la Guayars
specifically as their destination, but
the commanders of the two vessels
will be allowed to exercise their dis
erection in proceeding to other points
in Venezuela, where American inter
ests appear to. be threatened. From
cable and mail tdwices received in a
reliable quarter heretsRnd used for the
conclusion of the cabinet at Tuesdays
sessions, it appears very probable that
the Topeka, because of her light draft,
will proceed from La Guayara up the
Orinoco river, who're steamships of a
big commercial Company are practi-
cally in a state of blockade owing to
the activity Of the revolutiOnists in
that quarter The mail adviees Of May
81 say that Senior Farria, president Of
the Venezuelan state of Guiana, was
captured at his capital, Ciudad Boil
var, and that the reyolutionists Sc
cured ! 200 Mauser rifles, two million
rounds Of ammunition, a quick-firing
gun and two breech-loading cannon.
Gen. Salas, the commander Of the de-
tending government forces, made nIs
escape, boarded with his party two
government gunboats and two ships
of trading company, sailed down the
Orinoco and established a temporary
capital at San Felix.
A cablegram received in the same
quarter dated at Trinidad on the 18th
inst, says that on that day three gov,
eminent gunboats had sailed from
Trinidad presumably to relieves the
government forces up the Orinoco.
The advices also say that Gen. Matos,
the leading spirit in the revolution, is
marching on Caracas with force Of
nearly 1000 men, and that all indica-
tons point to the overthrow of the
Castro administration in a short time.
An interesting situation In connection
with the bombardment Of the port of
Carupano by the government gunboats
recently, which has not appeared from
the press dispatches, is brought out in
the advices received here Tuesday. 1t
appears that the French cruiser SUI
Chef and the German cruiser Fake
we're both present at the lombard
ment The firing had proceeded only
a short time when the commanders
of both the foreign vessels sent word
to the commanders of the Venezuelan
3 gunboats- that further bombarding
could not take place only at their own
peril, and by this threat the firing
was Immediately silenced. This In
formation would serve to explain why
the bombardment of that port, which
was begun with such gusto, came to
naught.