The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-02
LIVELY ENGAGE MfNT REPORTED
ARMISTICE BETWEEN GOVERN.
MENT AND REBELS HAS
EXPIRED.
VENEZUELA NOW EXTREMELY
ANXIOUS TO GET OUT OF
TROUBLE.

Willemstad, Curacao. Dec. 30.-The
Venezuelan revolutionists have again
resumed active hostilities against
President Castro.
There occurred yesterday morning a
lively engagement between 1900 revo-
%lutionists under Gen. Riera and the
government forces at Cauyarao, in the
vicinity Of Coro. Details of the en-.
gagement are lacking, but it is known
here that the re~volutionists had ar.
tillery. The government forces were
commanded by Gen. Refereno Castillo.
Gen. Rera maintained his position.
The armistice between the govern.
ment and the revolutionists has just
expired.
Gen. Zoilo Vidal and five other lead
ing supporters of Gen. Mates, who had
sought refuge here, last night left the
island of Curacao in a sailboat which
took them in the direction of Cumare-
be, neal COro, on the Venezuelan
coast. The departure of these men is
taken as proof that the revolt against
President Castro is again active.
WI "ohS my SOiSCoSioI.
Caracas, Dec. 80. - United States
Minister Bowen and Lopez Baralt,
Venezuelan minister of foreign affairs,
held a long conference last night. Mr..
Bowen, obeying instructions from
Washington, conveyed to Senior Baralt
President Roosevelts refusal to act as
arbitrator in the Venezuelan difficulty.
He recommended that the matter be
taken to the international peace court
at The Hague.
AS a result Of this conference Senior
Baralt telegraphed President Castro to
return from La Victoria. The presi-
dent will reach here to-day and Ven
ezuela's nswer to the foregoing pro-
posal will be given then. 1t is under
stood. that Venezuela will make any
concession, even abandoning her de-
mand that her navy be returned.
Senior Baralt has prepared the fol-
lowing statement for the Associated
Press:
venezuela agrees to pay all her
debts, the payments to be guaranteed
by a certain percentage of the customs
receipts or by the f1otation of a spe-
cial loan, also to be guaranteed. | be-
tCNC hC plopoodl " ouDHliI IAc SSuSS
to The Hague will be acceptable to
President Castro. | am sorry that
President Roosevelt was unable to act
as arbitrator"
Notes Sent to Bowen.
Washington, Dec. 80. The Ven
eZuelan government is now in posses
sion of the complete notes of Great
Britain and Germany containing the
various reservations made by these
governments before the decision was
reached that the issues between Ven
ezuela and the European governments
having claims against her should be
referred to The Hague tribunal for ar
bitration. The United States having
acted as an intermediary in the steps
leading up to the acceptance of arbi-
tratioo 10 turns over to the Ven
ezuelan government the formal work
Of completing the basis for a full hear
ing before The Hague. The notes
were transmitted to the Venezuelan
government through United States
Minister Bowen at Caracas.
There were no new features to the
Eituation here yesterday. Officials are
hopeful that the governments inter.
ested will work tremendously and con.
s~cientiously to reach IN early and final
solution of the trouble. The admins.
tration Is anxious that there soon may
be an ameliOratiOn of the. blockade.