The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01
LIVELY ENGAGEMENT REPORTED
ARMIsTicE BETWEEN GOVERN.
MENT AND REBELS HAS
EXPIRED.
WILL MAKE ANY colCfssloN
VENEZUELA NOW EXTREMELY
ANXIOUS TO GET OUT OF
TROUBLE.

WIllcHiStau,5 5GuTdcaOy Lee oO.---. ! aS
Venezuelan reyoIutionists have again
resumed active hostilities against
President Castro.
There occurred yesterday morning a
lively engagement between 1900 reyo-
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 revolutionists 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 reyoluticnists has Just
expired.
Gen. Zoilo Vidal and five other lead
ing supporters of Gen. Matos, who had
sought refuge here, last night left the
island Of Curacao in sailboat which
took them in the direction of Cumare,
bo, near Coro, on the Venezuelan
coast. The departure OF these men is
taken as proof that the revolt against
President Castro is again active.
VIII Make Any Concession.
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 Senor Baralt
President Rooseveltis 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 Senor
Baralt telegraphed President Castro to
return from La Victoria. The presi-
dent will reach here to-day and Ven-
ezuela's answer 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 III "a
Venezuela agrees to pay all her
debts, the payments to be guaranteed
by a certain percentage Of the customs
receipts or by the fotation of a spe-
cial loan, also to be guaranteed. | be-
lieve the proposal to submit the issues
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
ezue!an 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-
tration now turns over to the Ven-
ezuelan government the formal work
of completing the basis for 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
situation here yesterday Officials are
hopeful that the governments inter-
ested will work harmoniously and con-
scientiously to reach an early and final
solution of the trouble. The admins
tration is anxious that there soon may
be an amelioratiOn of the blockade.