Arizona republican., 1903-07-22
Venezuelan Rebels Lose
 Their Last Stronghold.
CIUDAD BOLIVAR TAKEN
The Battle Was Fought From Street to Street and From House to House From Sunday Until Yesterday Morning.

SCledad. Venezuela, Monday. Iuly s0 10 a. m--Since the last dispatch was sent to the Associated Press al o'clock yesterday afternoon the battle between the revolutionary forces at Ciudad Bolivar and the Venezuelan govern ment army commanded by General Go meg has ragged madly. Block after block was destroy ed, the government troops entering the city slowly. All the houses had been barricaded and the revolutionists had been forced from nat roofs called azotoaS.
 When the revolutionists finally aban- doned the houses. after having taken all that could be used for barrieades. CT to otherwise stop the advance Of the government troops. they were immedi- ately occupied by the government sol disrs, who bored big holes in them sO as to communicate with the next house The city appears to have been struck by | a cyclone
 At o'clock in the evening the gov ernment forces arrived near the center of Ciudad Bolivar. For two hours pre- viOusly firing had diminished.
 At o'clock in the morning, when the
 inhabitants or the commercial and for eign parts of the city near the AlaInesia saw the advance of the government i troops. they abandoned their homes
 and sought refuge in other parts Os the | city. crossing the streets amidst a hail | of bullets and shells. the women car ! rying their children. the strong hclplng
 the weak Many men in trying 10 pro | tect the women fell. struck by bullets In the middle Of the streets. what
 with the firing, the yells Of the wound ' ed and the crying of the women and
 children. a terrible scene was witness- ed, bad enough to disgust anybody for ever with civil war. The government | troops. however. acted with hur,anitv l especially the forces of General Rivera
 who. fighting bravely. was the frs, Co
 order the attacking party to be msrcl- | full.
 At o'clock this morning the govern ment generals. having effected a june tion of their forces. north and south.
 and having received further supplies
 of ammunition. decided to push the at- tack on the center Of the city. Al 10 o'clock the government troops had cap tured the north side of the Alameda. the public park of Ciudad Bolivar. which had been defended by a dOuble
 row of barracks. Behind one or these were found more than thirty dead sol
 diers lying on top of each other. while
 the wounded men were seen on all | sides.
 At 10 o'clock the government com
 mander. seeing that only the artillery | could make q breach in the barricaGes | of the Alameda, ordered twelve guns 10 l open fire on them. and at the same time
 the Venezuelan fleet. which had chang
 ed it's anchorage so as to bring it's guns
 to bear effectively on the city. opened
 fire. The soldiers have had no food fer | two days, no ambulances are being
 used and yet the fighting continues Monday. 4 p. m.-The advance of ths government troops has reached the ! market place The old customs house | and the water works have been taken The Dalton block. the property of the | United States consul where all the leading German and French firms rc- side. is now being attacked The jail l is the center of a terrible resistance All the defeated revolutiOnists have | concentrated there. IL is estimated that more than 200 men have been killed
 in that vicinity. The artillery of the ! revolutiOnists is fiercely replying 10 the | attack of the fleet. For two hours past
 the fleet has been smelling La SOledad.
 which has suffered terribly. The capi-
 tol is still in possession of the revolu-
 tionists, but the complete success Of
 the government forces is assured | Monday, : D. m.-The fight from
 o'clock this afternoon has been hOrri-
 ble. and at this hour the only places l Continued on Page Three,)