Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-01
LITTLE GUNS STILL POPPING
From wilIemstad and Colon Come
More Reports of Fierce Fighting,
with Few Deaths.

wILLEMsTAD, Island Of Curcao. Aug. 81.
News from an official source he's reached
Willemstad confirming previous rts that
last Friday $50 men Of the veE army
wso formed the vanguard of y ~ en-
meDt forces near Oemare deserts, y e
revolutionists. They took their am n.
equipment with them and carried
chief. General Castillo, a prisoner to "
enemy.
The 800 government soldiers who have
been trying TO re-establlsh trafic on the
German railroad from Caracas to Valencia
we're repeatedly interrupted by the insur-
gents during Thursday and Friday Of last
week and the latter day they we're defeated
by q detachment Of insurgents near Los
Teques. The town Of Los Teques is now
in the hands of the insurgents.
The vice president Of Venezuela, during
the ab-ence Of Castro at Qua is domiciled
in the presidential palace, Mirafores, which
Is situated on a hill in Caracas and COM
mands the city. Last Thursday night the
vice presidents guard heard shot in the
vicinity OF Mirahores and at once began
firing their rifles on the city from theiI
position on the stone platform surrounding
the palace The people of Caracas were
very much alarmed for some time.
1t has been learned here that the Vene-
zuelan government has given orders to Gen.
eral Anguren, of the state Of MaracalbC
to turn the state over to General Olivares
General Anguren has refused and compli'
cations are feared.
COLON, Aug. S1-The Colombian cruiser
Cartagena, under command Of Captain
Christensen, with 600 government troop
on board arrived here today. Cartagen'
was formerly the Moorish war vesse
Beschir Es Salameh.
1t is a smart-looking gunboat mounting
twelve guns, namely, six machine one
Founders and six Armstrong twelve-cen
timeter guns. Cartagena made the triI
from the port OF Cartagena to Colon II
twenty-four hours. Further government
relnforcements are expected to reach tn
isthmus shortly.
PANAMA, Aug. 31-The arrival of gov
ernment reinforcements from Barranqullli
has caused great enthusiasm among tn
conservatives here. Judging from the new
received from the Aqua Dulce district
General Berti is believed to be holding hi
ground against the insurgents. few
days ago it was reported that the insurgen
general Herrera, had abandoned the sieg
OF Aqua Dulce and was retreating towar
Santiago. This report, however has no
been confirmed The troops Whlcn nav
reached here have been dispatched imme
diately to Aqua Dulce, and 1t is believe
General Herrera will not be able to resis
the attacking force the government viii
send against him.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Aug. a.
News reached here from Carupano, Vene
zuela, that the government general, Volu
TIM, would leave Carupano with three gun
boats and 500 men to lombard, for seoon
time, Ciudad Bolivar, on the orinoco rivei
which is still in the hands Of the revolu
tionists. Ciudad Bolivar, capital OF tn
state OF Bolivar. MAS bombarded BY th
Venezuelan gunboats Bolivar and Restaura
dor last week, and many persons wer
killed or wounded. About 900 shells wer
fred into the city. British subjects a
Cludad Bolivar have requested that
warship of Great Britain be sent for thei
| protection.