The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-30
Venezuelan RevolutionistsFIave
Resumed Active Operations
Against President Castro.
FOUGHT A LIVELY ENGAGEMENT.
semi-omelally Announced that Block.
ade by the Allies VIII Continue
During Arbitration of Issues-itsly
Expresses Friendship for America.


Willemstad, Island of Curacao, Dec.
29.-News has reached here from an
authoritative source in Caracas that
Vicente Gomez, first vice president Of
the republic, intends to carry out a
bold strategic stroke against Presi-
dent Castro.
General zoalilo Vidal and i've other
leading supporters of General Matos,
who had sought refuge here, left the
island of Curacao early Saturday
morning in sail boat. which took
them in the direction of Cumarebo.
near Coro. On the Venezuelan coast.
The departure of these men is taken
as proof that the revolt against PresI-
dent Castro is again active.
The Venezuelan revolutionists have
resumed active. hostilitIes against
President Castro There occurred
yesterday morning lively engage
ment between 1900 revolutionists I'M
der General Riera and government
forces at Cauyarao, in the vicinity o.
Coro. Details of the engagement are
lacking, hut it is known here that the
revolutionists had artillery. The gov.
eminent forces were commanded By
General Refereno Castillo. General
Riera retained his position. The ar
mistice between the government and
the revolutionists has Just expired. :
Maraeaibo Enters La Guaira.
La Guaira, Dec. 29.-The Red o.
line steamer Maracaibo arrived here
yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock and
entered the port. She landed her pas.
sengers and mails and received pas
sengers and mails from La Guaira.
Afterwards she left for Willemstad
The British cruiser Charybdis
passed this port Saturday, going in
westerly direction. She communicat
ed with the BritiSh cruiser Tribune,
The Charybdis returned from the west
yesterday afternoon and continued in
the direction of Trinidad.
London, Dec. ga dispatch to the
Central News from Rome says 1t, has
been semi-officially announced that
under special agreements the block.
ade of the Venezuelan coast by the al
lies will continue during the arbitra.
ton Of the issues.
Have No Animosity.
Rome. Dec. 29.-It having been re,
ported that Commander William H.
Reeder, of the United States training
ship Hartford, said the Hartford would
not come to an Italian port, fearing
an unfavorable reception on account,
OF the unpleasant incident at Venice
In connection with the visit of the Of
hcers OF the United States cruiser
Chicago last spring. The Associated
Press has been requested officially to
deny the existence OF any animositv.
towards the United States, either
among the italian people or on the
part OF the Italian government. This
lack OF luminosity, it is pointed out
Is proved by the last Italian note on
the Venezuelan matter. in which it
was said that Italy had unlimited con-
fidence in President Roosevelt. IL
American ships OF war come to Italy
the Associated Press is requested to
say they will be heartily welcomed
everywhere.
Allies Notes Transmitted.
Washington, Dec. 29.-The vene-,
zuelan government is now In posses.
sion of the complete notes of Great
Britain and Germany containing the
various reservations made by those
governments before the decision was
reached that the issues between Vene
zuela and che European governments
having claims against her should be
to The Hague tribunal for
arbitration. The United States hay-
Ing acted as an intermediary in the
steps leading up to the acceptance -
arbitration. now turns over to the
Venezuelan government the formal
work of completing the basis for a.
full hearing before The Hague. The
notes were transmitted to the yenei
zuelan government through United
States Minister Bowen, at Caracas.
There were no new features to the
situation here yesterday. Officials are
hopeful that the governments inter-
estea will work harmoniously and con
scientiously to reach an early and
final solution of the trouble. The adj
is anxious that there
soon may be an amelioration of the
blockade. It Is certain this govern
rfent viii use every effort to have the
blockade called off pending consider
alton of the questions at issue by The
Hague tribunal for the double reason
that its continuance Is always a mem
ace to peace and order and because
OF the harmful effects on American
shipping to Venezuelan ports. Just
what the allied governments have de!
iermined upon in that regard it is diff,
ficult to sew, as Secretary Hay uni.
formly has refused to make public
their reservations and demands as
preliminary to arbitration, feeling that
such information should come from
the governments themselves.
Identified as poltie Alien.