Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-01-01
CAPITAL OF LARA is RECAP.
TURED FROM THE REV0.
LUTlONISTS.
CONTINUES CASTRO IN POWER
PRESIDENT is PREPARING HIS
ANSWER TO SUGGESTION
OF POWERS.

Daily Mail from Willemstad, CurScao,
dated yesterday, says:
1.-THE postmaster of Maracaibo, zen
@ezuela, having detained correspond
ence belonging to German merchants,
the German cruiser Fake threatens,
in consequence, to lombard the town."
Recaptured by Castro's Forces.
Caracas, Jan. 1. - Barquisimeto,
capital Of the State of Lara, which for
some time past has been in the posses
sion of the Venezuelan revolutionists,
has been recaptured by government
forces. The towns of San Carlos and
Tinaquillo have also been reoccupied
by the government.
The revOlutiOnists at Barquisimeto
were under the command of Generals
Solagnie and Penoloza. y They evacu-
ated the town after losing 112 men
killed and 1926 wounded. There was
hard fighting in the streets and
suburbs of Barquisimeto for two days.
The government forces we're COM
manded by Gen. Ceferino Castillo.
1t now transpires that President
Castro's recent visit to La Victoria
was not of a social nature, as reported
here, but for the purpose of conduct
ing personally by telegraph the ope-
rations of his forces at Barquisimeto.
This victory for the government ap-
pears to be direct result of the pres
ident's initiative. 1t has been most
severe blow to the revolutionists.
Saved The Hague Tribunal.
Washington, Jan. l. - The officers
of the government who have been con-
cerned in the negotiations for a set
tlement of Venezuela's troubles ere
elated over the views of European
public men that the prestige of The
Hague tribunal has been saved by the
attitude of the United States.
Much comment has been caused
here by what is regarded as a master
stroke of diplomacy on the part of
Roosevelt in remarking incidentally in
the note Of thanks to the allies for
agreeing to permit reference of the
Venezuelan trouble to The Hague tri-
bunal that there was no question of
national honor or cession of territory
involved in the arbitration. Silence in
regard to this sentiment on the part
of the allies must be construed as an
acceptance by them of the understand
ing.
Castro's Answer Expected To-Day.
Caracas, Jan. 1. - President Castro
arrived here yesterday morning. At
8 o'clock in the afternoon United
States Minister Bowen called upon the
president and communicated to him
the recommendation that the issue
between Venezuela and the allies be
taken to the international peace court
at The Hague. Venezuela's answer
will be received this morning at II
o'clock. The victory gained by the
government at Barquisimeto argues
for President Castro's continuance in
power.
Discrimination Against Americans.
Caracas, Jan. 1. - United States
Minister Bowen has received Informal
ton that the Dutch steamer Prinz
Mauritz has entered Venezuelan ports
| blockaded by the British fleet and dis
| charged her cargo there Special per-
mission for the Dutch steamer to do
this was obtained from Commodore
Montgomerie, Of the British cruiser
Charybdis. The Italian cruiser Clio.
vanni Bausan ordered the Prinz Mall
ritz away from port but Commodore
Montgomerie directed that she con-
tinue to discharge her cargo In Car
.acas this is held to be a discrimina-
ton against American steamers, and
the British cOmmodore's attention has
been called to it.