The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-24
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LA GUAYRA
Venezuela Once Again
In State of
Crisis.

wILLEMsTAD. Island OF Curacao.
Monday. June is.-Advices received to-
day announce that the Venezuela revo-
lutionIsts attacked La Guayra, the
port OF Caracas. Saturday. June z. The
government answered by Smelling Ma
imqueIia, a suburb OF La Guayra. from
the forts ashore and from the yenezue-
Ian warship Miranda Only peaceful
women were killed.
All the commercial houses at La
Guayra were closed the day of the bonn
bardment and the inhabitants were
panic stricken. Eventually. the revo-
iutionists. who numbered about 400
men, were repulsed. They destroyed
the bridge at Boqueron. on the Cara
cas- (EngiIsh) yailroad. 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
siege.
The situation In Venezuela as these
adyices were sent, indicates that a cri-
sis Is near at hand.
A Dutch warship and the German
cruiser Fake left Lu Curacao today
for Ia 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 10 the Her
aid, his frst decree. II 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 ap-
pointments will be made by separate
decree.
COLOMBIAN LEADER TALKS.
NEW YORK. June Is.-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 10
ia believed he came north to confer
with his chief OF stan. 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 |
Isthmus OF Panama We shall be able TO |
make much better progress against the I
Conservative forces. We have many |
armed men In the CASHMERE and San |
Martin territories In the Magdalena |
provinces. II we had Panama we
would be able TO raise sufficient funds |
20 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 /
only through Venezuela
and through the OrInoco river.
I'VE are suffering from some of the
recent victories OF our opponents. bu;
their successes are only temporary and
In no way disheartening TO US. We are
called rebels when We are real patriots
who are fighting 10 obtain our share
IN the government and the initiation OF
reforms which would make our coun-
Try progressive.
We are fighting for principles. We
10 not wish completely to drive theJ
from power. but we in
sist that our party be allowed its prop
er representation in the Chamber OF
Deputies. Since 1885 we have nor been
represented. except by two men, though
Ne are half the population We adj
rocate modern monetary standards
We have cried out for years for a sys-
em OF education which will bring our
children up to a higher appreciation OF
ife. We have fought for Improvement
n our national life. and t. We can gain
adequate representation la our Parlia-
nent we shall begin at once ON these
changes. The foreigners with inter
ssts in Colombia and all the progress
'iVe people OF the island are with as.
~ course the Panama canal is a great
actor In the present war"
General Santos is 20 years OF age.
He has been fighting since 1854 and has
aiken part in twenty-five battles.