Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-20

PANAMA, April Is.
A revolutionary plot has been discovered
in Ecudor.
News from Peru indicates that the country
is settling down. Much is expected from the
re-opening of work on the differeHt unfinished
railroads. Caceres is still at Arequipa where
all stores and shops are closed. owing to his
having endeavored to force foreign houses to
pay export duty in advance on all the wool
they have in their warehouses, and which has
been accumulating for years past, owing to
that part of Mollendo being almost continual
ly blocksied, on account of foreign mer-
chants having taken this stand. Caceres has
caused a fly sheet to be published abutting
foreign residents in Arequipa, accusing them
of being enemies of the country and threaten
ing them if the tax is not paid. The fly sheet
has caused CONSERVATION among all who have
friends or business interests in that interior
town. Caceres is capable of any atrocity to
maintain the little power he possesses in the
interior.
PANAMA, April 10.
A Spanish manifesto was published today
melting the people against the Americans.
The news from the interior is not reassuring,
and much alarm is felt at Panama over the
prospects of an attack by the government
troops from Cauca. The health of the Amer
lean troops is good.
WAsHINGroS, April Is.
Commander Kane of the Galena has made
report to Secretary Whitney, under date of
April 8, relative to the burning of Aspinw all
by the insurgeants and the part taken by his
command for the protection of American citi-
zens and property. He says about IL 80 p.
NJ, March 80, it was reported to me that the
American steamer Colon had q small Ameri-
can flag at fore. union down, and that they
we're signalling from her that the steamer
was being seized by the insurgeant troops. l
Immediately sent boat to the Colon in
charge of Lieut. Judd to see what the trouble
was. The ship was at the time lying anchored
800 yards from the northern wharf of the
island, and the Colon was moored at the Pa
cific Mail wharf, having arrived that morning
from New York.
Judd returned in half an hour bringing the
U. S. consul, Wright, and informed me that
there were arms and ammunition aboard the
Colon, and that Preston, chief of the insur-
geants, demanded the delivery of the arms ;
that Mr.. Connor, the Aspinwall agent of the
p. M. Co., was under arrest, and promised
not to interfere with the steamer before P
NJ, when Capt. Dow would arrive from Pan
ANA, providing the Galena put no force
aboard the steamer in the meantime. At 2.45
sent Lieut.. Judd and the u. s. consul and
Cadet Richardson to meet Capt. Dow, and
direct him not to deliver any arms without
my order, and also to communicate with
Preston and say that desire an intrrview
with him. Judd met Dow at the steamship
office, where Preston and some of his aids
were.
Judd communicated the instructions and
Preston at once called his guards and arrest
ed Judd, the U. S. consul and Capt. Dow,
and ordered them taken to prison. As the
party passed the U. S. consulate the consul
spoke to his clerk, an American citizen, and
the Insurgents Immediately entered the con-
sulate and forcibly removed Mr.. Caseanava
and joined him to the party.
Cadet Richardson was permitted to return
to the ship, bearing the news of the arrest,
and also threat from Preston that If the
Galena attempted to land force it would be
fred on and if she fred gun the whole party
would be shot. Insurgeant guards were now
on the wharves in force, and mad thrown up a
barricade on the pier of the harbor to resist
our landing.
1 sent demand to Preston for the release
of the party. Judd returned on board and
the demand was not delivered. Judd and
party were held prisoners two hours and were
only released when the consel had given his
consent to the delivery of the arms.
During the absence of Judd the Galena
dropped down to within 100 yards of the Co
Ions wharf, and every preparation Of seizing
that vessel was made.
The Colon hauled out in the stream and
the Galena and dropped alongside the wharf.
After securing the ship and posting guards,
made demand of Preston for the release of
the agents. He replied that he would answer
me in the morning at o'clock, March 80. /
landed battalions Of IL officers and ia sailors
and marines, with three guns under Judd
and made preparations to release the agents
by force if the demand was not complied
with.
While these preparations were being made
Dow and Mr.. Connor informed me that they
had escaped from Preston's Office. Having
under protection all the Americans who had
been arrested, and hearing the firing of the
government troops from Panama who were
driving the insurgeants before them, l ordered
Judd to leave the men to protect the Office Of
the P. N. Co., and take possession of the
consuls Office and the Panama Railroad Co.
ani use his force for the protection Of Amer
ican property.
Kane then describes the fighting in II.