Show General Crhpa Victorious i NEW YORK April 1GA special to a morning paper from Lagauyn Veneuzcla states General Crispo leader of the insurgents insur-gents won a decisive battle having seized the English ownor railway leading from Tucas to Barquisementi In all recent engagements en-gagements Crlspa has been victorious his forces were considerably outnumbered by the governments army The United Mutes and Venezuela NEW YOHK April 16A WRshington says Civil war in Venezuela will involve the United States at no distant day in a controversy with Great Britain The difficulty ficulty between the United States and Great Britain if it arises will be caused by the mother countrys forcIble encroachment upon tho land which Venezuela claims Is her own property The dispute is over the boundary line between the eastern border of Venezuela and the western border of British Guina Venzuela has asked the I United States through the bureau of American republics to induce Great Frit am to consent to arbitration This President Harrison and Secretary Blaino have already done through Minister Lincoln but tho progress made is not satisfactory In is quite possible this government in support of tho Monroe doctrine may find jt necessary to do more than act as tho medium diplomatic intercourse between Venezuela and Great Britain and take a more active part in tho dispute in order to prevent the spoliation of the South American republic while In the throes of a oivil war |