The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-11
THE INVADERS DEFEATED
Venezuelan Troops Once More Vic
torious ON the Frontier.

NEW YORK, Aug. 10-The Venezuelan
Consul General. Il. Gonzales Esteves
made public tonight the following cable
despatch. which he received late yester-
day:
Caracas. Aug. l.
Second Colombian invasion defeated
entirely. Twenty-Five thousand sol
'''e'' ON''''' VII CASTRO"
The consul general said this despatch
from President Castro indicated that the
instruction was at an end. 1t is pre-
sunred that President Castro's words
Colombian Invasion mean an attack
by Venezuelan insurgents. who organized
on the Colombian side of the border.
The State Department is still in the
dark as to the tctual condition OF affairs
in Venezuela and Colombia. So far the
officials have had no direct cable commu-
nicatiou with Mr. Hart. the Minister at
Begota or Mr.. Russell, in charge at Cara
cas-. ard even the dispatches from MIR.
Cudgcr Consul at Colon. show that they
have been from five to six days in trans
mission. These dispatches also show that
athey were mailed to San Juan and
cabled from there indicating a distrust
on Mr.. Gudger's part concerning the OIL
-cial cable lines from the isthmus.
There is much speculation in regard to
The situation. but on one point the ofiio i;a's
are agreed. and that is that the represen-
tatiyes of the United States Government
are not able to report directly the devel-
opments of the past week. While 1t Is
believed that the Venezuelan authorities
have established a strict censorship on all
dispatches. this would not extend &C
lively to any message from Amt rican rep
resentatives in that country.
1t is customary when the authorities in
those countries desire to prevent the trans
mission of a message to announce that
there is a break in the cable or that the
telegram lines have been cut. The an
nouncement, therefore, that communica-
ton between Buenaventura and Panama
has been interrupted because of break
in the cable is viewed with suspicion.
Many of the unofficial advices from Co
loInbia and Venezuela are questionable
thar the State Department is compelled
to rely upon the Government represen-
tatives there for all information. and it is
the absence-of such information that has
produced much uneasiness.
Every effort is being made to get the
Machias to Colon without delay, so that
she may observe the progress of the rev.
tihNipiA anu pt III P'SitiVii " at III ttSt
American interests are endangered. Act
ing Secretary Hackett, after carefully
y iewfng the SITUATION has decided not TO
wait for the arrival of the Wisconsin at
San Francisco, but has directed that the
Ranger at San Diego hold herself in read
mess for orders to go Immediately to Pan
ANA
These orders viii not be issued unless
there is a request from the State Depart
ment for a vessel at Panama So far
there has been no such request, but the
Navy Department has determined to be in
readiness when 1t comes. The Wisconsin
conditions warrant. will then go south
ward to San LEGO.
So far confirming the belief that
trouble is imminent between Venezuela
and Colombia, the State Department is
unable to see any justification of such re-
ports from the news contained in the des-
patches already received. 1t is thought
not improbable that President Castro is
responsible for many of the statements
tending to indicate trouble between the
two countries, and that the insurgents of
both countries will do all in their power
to bring about or is very likely. With
the regular force: or Doth countries en-
gagged. there would be a much better op-
portunity for the insurgent leaders to ac-
complish the overthrow of the govern
meuts and secure control. Meanwhile the
reports already received show an utter
lack of organization on the part of the
insurgent elements of either country.