Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-09-05
WAR IN COLOMBIA.
Rsvoiutlonists Declare They WA DefeA.
the Government Troops

the Government Troops
New York. Sept. i.-The brief cable
mention Of the recent sinking Of the
Colombian gunboat Lapopa has been
supplemented By further particulars 70.
garding thu accident, by mail General
Joaquin Volez. Of the government Of
Bolivar. charges that the Lapopa was
SUI i by rebels, an6 he has caused the
imprisonment Of tho four survivors.
charging them with completely in che
plos
The government has used every effort
% suppress tie details Of the wreck.
On this account il is not definitely
known how many lives were lost La.
popa was carrying troops from Cartha.
gena TO Blrranquilla. aud none Of them
were saved The warship which went
down about 60 miles from the port Of
Savinalla also carried cargo Of J01,0oO
cartridge and 1000 rifles The loss will
- felt seriously By the government.
Tho sinking Of the Lapopa will also
cripple the naval fighting force. as Co.
lombia recently sold the Cordoya, which
was her largest ship. and Is now left
with only one gunboat u any account.
This is the General Pinzon. formerly
the American steam yacht Mamouna.
One hundred thousand dollars has
been sent % General velez from Bogs.
ma with which TO purchase another
vessel
Plans Of the movements Of the revo.
lutionists in Colombia have been TO-
oeived by their agents here and II oil
has gone well. conhrmatory news Of a
startling nature Il soon to DO expected.
The steamer Philadelphia brought n
large mail for DR. Restrepo. the agent
for the revolutionary party in this city.
In an interview he said that altos ether
in Colombia his party have now an
army Of more than 10000 men, well
armed and equipped. General Tribe
Uribe. be said. has 10000 well drilled
troops under him and according TO ad-
vices was TO start on his campaign Of
the invasion Of Colombia below San
Cristobal on Aug %.
Before his lines Is General Valencia
with nearly an equal number OF Colon.
hian troops TO oppose him.
At Rio Chaoha. which Is the seaport
at the northern part Of tho department
Of Magdelena. with q population Of TO-.
600, the revolutlonists have two gen.
erals with force Of 5000 men who now
have the city surrounded. General O.
Castillo Is in command and General J.
NJ. Castillo is next in charge, with the
forces divided about equally between
them
Rio Chacha will be attacked both BY
land and by sea. and a speedy fall is ex.
pected. Then they will take Santa
Marta further down the coast, and hold
both seaports Of the Magdalena province
IL viii not be- difficult % control the en-.
tire department
Between Rio Chacha and GendraI
Uribe-Uribe's position near san Cristo.
bal is stationed General Camacho, who +,
has force OF 1900 veterans For some
time they have been with ammunition,
but about Is days ago new arms and
large quantity Of ammunition wore sue.
cessfully gotten 70 them. and they are
now In fine shape.
Near Honda is General Marin with /
1000 seasoned men. and Ia the Cauca
province. in the south. are two generals /
aud General Herrera.
Whom General Comachoa and his troops /
join with General Uribe- Uribe the de. |
pa-tment OF Saniandor will DO virtually /
IN our hands
he said that the Colombian gunboat
Plnzln viii never COME back over the
bar AZ HarraEquilla It is very easy to
90 IN. but 50 difficult to go out that
steamboat navigation forever has been |
prohibited