This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 Excerpt: ... wounding a passenger named Nunez. The Government vessels pursued the Jotun, but the latter succeeded in escaping them. Enclosure WARSHIPS ORDERED TO LA GUAYRA. THE CINCINNATI AND THE TOPEKA SENT THERE TO PROTECT AMERICAN INTERESTS." Washington, June 17.--The Cabinet to-day discussed the situation in Venezuela so far ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 Excerpt: ... wounding a passenger named Nunez. The Government vessels pursued the Jotun, but the latter succeeded in escaping them. Enclosure WARSHIPS ORDERED TO LA GUAYRA. THE CINCINNATI AND THE TOPEKA SENT THERE TO PROTECT AMERICAN INTERESTS." Washington, June 17.--The Cabinet to-day discussed the situation in Venezuela so far as it was revealed in the press dispatches and in some cable messages received by commercial companies operating in that country. It was decided that two warships should be sent at once to La Guayra. This action was taken not on definite advices, but in pursuance of the general policy of looking after American interests in case of disturbance. Later in the afternoon orders were sent the Cincinnati and the Topeka, now at San Juan, Porto Rico, to proceed at once to La Guayra, where they should arrive before the end of the week. The orders to the Cincinnati and the Topeka mentioned La Guayra specifically as their destination, but the commanders of the two vessels will be allowed to exercise their discretion in proceeding to other points in Venezuela, where American interests appear to be threatened. From cable and mail advices received in a trustworthy quarter here, and used for the information of the Cabinet at to-day's session, it appears to be probable that the Topeka, because of her light draught, will proceed from La Guayra up the Orinoco River, where steamships of a big commercial company are practically in a state of blockade, owing to the activity of the 74 revolutionists. The mail advices of May 31 say that Sefior Sarria, President of the Venezuelan State of Guayana, was captured at his capital, Ciudad Bolivar, and that the revolutionists "Newspaper clipping.--Agent's note. secured twelve hundred rifles, two million rounds of am...
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