Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-14
.EXPATR|ATEO
COLOMBIANS.
Gen, Emilio Herrera Goes to Ecua-
DOR to Organize Them,
THE SITUATION AT PANAMA.
IL Has Not Improved Recently How
the "Gaiun Incident, Ended
A German View.

Managua, Nicaragua, July 26.-(Corr
respondence Of the Associated Pressl-
Gen, Emilio Herrera, Colombian SOL
der Of fortune who has resided for
several years in Nicaragua, starts
Today for Ecuador to organize the ex-
patriated Coombians Of that country
and lead them into Colombia TO assist
the revolutionists. Senior PORES. an
other Colombian, has gone TO Salvador,
also for the purpose Of organizing the
exiled Colombians residing in that re-
public and then bringing them to some
Pacific port of the department Of Pan
anna.
II Is believe that Herrera and Por-
res will, together assemble about 1900
men to assist the insurgent cause.
BY order Of the government Of Nj
caragua the machinery and other ma
terials are being removed from the
dredges belonging to the Maritime Ca
nal company Of Nicaragua and will be
used on tug or transport boat owned
by the government
SITUATION AT PANAMA.
Colon, Colombia, Tuesday, Aug. g.
Correspondence of the Associated
Press 1.-The political situation on the
isthmus has by no means improved re-
Gently and there Is a consequent feeling
OF unrest apparent on all sides. The
government has taken no adequate
steps TO prevent the rebels raiding The
stations along the railroad and as a
result these raids continue. Immunity
from attacks has emboldened the reb-
els small bodies of whom have been
seen at drill In the day time, along the
line, and gunpowder and dynamite be-
longing TO the railroad have beN their
latest acquisition.
In view OF the above the United
States consul here has cabled to Wash
ingtOn, II Is said pointing out the ne
cessity for the immediate presence of
warship TO protect American inter-
ests In accordance with treaty obliga-
lions A British man OF war is likely
to arrive here shortly.
BY far the greater volume OF tNde
transacted on the Ghmus Is from the
hands Of either the British or Ameri-
cans. the Chinese coming next.
The "Gatun Incident" ended as fol-
lows: -Four or FIVE days after the small
Colombian force went W the river i'm
small boats, the greater portion OF
them returned to Gatun without hav-
ing effected anything. They have since
returned TO Panama. Nothing definite
Is known Of the whereabouts of the
remainder.
The converted yacht Namouna, hav-
ing been practically deserted by the
captain and crew that brought her out
from Italy, was eventually manned as
follows. The chief mate, OF a Nor
weglan steamer. the Fri, who had been
confined In the calaboose several weeks
previous on the charge Of misconduct,
was released and given command of the
vessel. The services Of an engineer
were obtained and an altogether mixed
crew was placed on board, Manned as
above the Namouna steamed out Of the
harbor Sunday. August 4. bound for
Cartagena, IL Is said. IN search Of re-
'"forcements Gov. Alban. COVE
Panama sailed on her, and with him
Is Gen. Jelfries an American who ne
gotiated the purchase Of the Namouna
now called the General Pinzon The
government is trying to effect the pur-
chase Of two or three other steamers,
With reference TO the Venezuelan
complications. absolutely nothing Is
Is known here Of a definite nature be-
yond the broad statement, believed on
all Sides that President Castro Of Vene-
zuela is giving the rebels moral and
even more substantial aid. There are
also rum0rs Of a declaration Of war be-
tween 1.-THE two republics and Of a
pitched battle near the frontier, in
which Gen. Tribe has been defeated.
and also victorious according 20 one
version
To sum up, there Is evidence on all
sides that the government considers the
situation to be a critical one and the
absence Of Gen. Alban at the present
moment tends TO intensity the feeling
OF unrest and uneasness.
INVADERS OF VENEZUELA.
Berlin, Aug. 1.-THE Kolnische Zel-
tung says;
The revolutionary play In the coun-
tries Of South America Is still concealed
from the outside world by a mist of
All that is known. as a
matter Of fact. Is that a revolution has
again broken out, both In Colombia
and Venezuela, and President Castro
represented the Venezuelan revolution
lists as Colombian invaders with such
good effect that tho Colombian minis
ter has already left Caracas.
A FRENCH VIEW.
Mex York, Aug. IA dispatch TO the
Herald from Panama says;
The following Is a translation from |
comments published In |
L'Etoile, a French newspaper in Pana- |
ma:
"Colombians generally while appre-
riating any action the United states |
might think imperative TO prevent Eu-
ropean Intervention In South American |
do not favor In the least and |
listrust any direct Intervention In in |
affairs by invoking the |
Monroe doctrine, as they firmly believe |
It would endanger their national SOW