The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-18
CRUISERS co
 TO TE TzsEzuElA Will E 0tect Interests Of Americans. lSrRUs FALL PREDICTED Malos Marching on Caracas
 With 1000 Men. German and French Vessels Compel Government aunboats to Cease
 the Bombardment of the
 Port of carupenos
,iS SrRO'S FALL PREDICTED

Washington, June 1Z-The cabinet to- day discussed the situation in Venezuela so far as it Is revealed in the press dis patches and in some cablegrams received by the commercial companies operating in that country.
 It was decided that one or two warships shall be sent at once to LaGuayra- This action was taken not upon definite ad- vices but in pursuance of the general policy of looking after American citizens in case of disturbances.
 The Cincinnati and Topeka, now at San Juan, P. R.. which have been held in readiness for this very service, will be dispatched at once to LaGuayra, where they should arrive the latter part of this week.
 The orders to the Cincinnati and the Topeka mentioned LaGuayra specifically as their destination, but the commanders of the two vessels will be allowed to ex- else their discretion in proceeding to other points in Venezuela where Ameri- can interests appear to be threatened.
 From cable and mail advices received in a reliable quarter here, and on which the conclusion of the cabinet at today s session is based, it appears very proba- ble that the Topeka, because of her light draft, will proceed from LaGuayra up the Orinoco River. where steamships of a big commercial company are practically in a state of blockade owing to the ac- tivity of the revolutionists in that quar- ter.
 The mail advices of May S1 say that Senor Farria, President of the Fenezue- Ian State of Guinana, was captured at his capital. Cuidad Bolivar. and that the revoIutionists secured 1,200 Mauser, rifles. 100000 rounds of ammunition, quick firing gun and two breech-loading cam non.
 General Saias. the commander of the defending government forces, made his escape, boarded with his party two gov ernment gunboats and two ships of a trading company, sailed down the Ori- noco, and established a temporary cap- ital at San Felix. A cablegram received in the same quarter. dated Trinidad on the 18th instant, says that on that day three government gunboats had sailed from Trinidad, presumbly to relieve the government forces up the Orinoco.
 The advices also say that General Ma los the leading spirit in the revolution. is marching on Caracas with force of nearly 1000 men and that all indications point to the overthrow of the Castro ad- ministration in short time.
 An interesting situation in connection with the bombardment of the port of Ca rupano by the government gunboats re- gently, which has not appeared from the press dispatches. is brought out in the advices received here today. It appears that the French cruiser Suchet and the German cruiser Fake were both present at the bombardment. The firing had pro- ceeded only a short time when the com msnders of both the foreign vessels sent word to the commanders of the Venezue- Ian gunboats that further bombarding could take place only at their own peril. and by this threat the firing was imne- diately silenced.