Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-10

Connected With the For.
mer Trouble.
Washington. Aug. 1o.-The navy de-
partment has reprimanded Rear Ad-
niral Robley d. Evans, acting upon a
complaint made by Former Secretary of
the Navy Chandler for criticisms of the
latter In Admiral Evans book. "a Sail
or's Log" The letter of reprimand was
sent to the rear admiral yesterday. 1t
refers to his act as reprehensible and
cesures Evans for this breach Of the
obligation imposed upon you as an Off
Ger of the navy of the United states."p
Senator Chandler has been furnished
with copy of the reprimand.
The state department is without any
additional information today concerning
the venezuelan-C Colombia situation. nor
upon the revolutionary outbreak on the
isthmus. These two troubles are quite
distinct, one on the west and the other
on the east of Colombia.
The advices received from wi,lem-
stad, Island of Curacao, contain the fol-
lowing:
The Venezuelan government an
nounces that new Colombian invasion
occurred yesterday morning near Colon.
The invading force is commanded by
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The dispatch, altho apparently mis-
leading. is regarded as serious at the
Colombian legation. Mr.. Herran, the
first secretary Of legation. who is row in
charge during Mr. Silva's absence, said
the point at which an invasion is now
feared is near the borderland in tine vi
cinity of Meta river south of the lake OF
Maracaibo.
The Colombian minister of war is
General Gonzales Valencia, who has a
good record as fighter. and has rem
dered distinguished services during the
guerilla warfare of year past, and Mr..
Herran thought 1T quite likely that he
had been called upon to lead the army
of Colombia.
Secretary Herran Is expecting almost
hourly to hear from the Colombian con-
sui general at New York. and also hopes
for some news to shed light on the sit
uation on the isthmus from the incom-
ing Colombian mail. which is expected
to arrive soon.
Secretary Herran discussed generally
the ability of Colombia to cope with an
actual war with Venezuela. He pointed
out that Colombia has a population Of
5,00O,000 against the 100000 of Venez-
uela, and has an army of about 10000
men, who have been for the most part in
active service against revolutionary
bands for the last year. He expressed
his earnest hope that condition Of act-
ual war would not result from the pres-
ent troubles, but believed his country to
be fully able to take care OF itself in
! that emergency.
| So far as known neither of the gov.
| ernments involved has addressed the
United States government concerning
the troubles on the .isthmus, nor has
there been any occasion for this govern
ment to address either Of them in REFER
ence to the difficulty.
The Willemsted dispatch is not UNDER
stood by American officials here, The
/ Port of Colon is so far from the Ven.
ezuela frontier that the word invasion
hardly applies to the military movement
preferred to in the Wfllemsted advices.
Unlesss there is Colon on the Venez-
uelan coast unknown to mapmakers the
dispatch is misleading. and the move,
ment is nothing more sr>uus than a
probable landing of force of Colom-
bian insurgents on Colombian soil.
The landing of Colombian forces on
Venezuelan'soil, 1t is pointed out, would
be practically signal of war.
No further official reports have come
regarding the situation on the ishmus,
and the officials appear content to rest
4 for the present with what has already
been done in preparing to protect Amer
lean interests. They do not regard the
hsituation as serious, but desire to be
4 ready IL 1t should become so.
AT the navy department no further
steps were taken towards senoing ships
to the ishmus. 1t was decided dennitely
however. to send the battleship Wiscon-
sin down to San Diego. CAL. in case the
dcsrability of that move became evil
dent by the time it reached San Fran
cisco. and the state department was sc
advised.
There was some comment also as tc
the possibility of sending down some OF
4 the ships OF the North Atlantic squad.
ron, but Acting Secretary Hackett
treated these suggestions as rather pre-.
i mature.
There is no doubt, however. that ar
ample force will be sent from the squad.
ron IL its presence seems available.
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