The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-14
GOING
ON IN COLOMBIA.


/ Washington. Aug. 13.-The state de-
partment today received mail advices
from three different quarters in Co
lombia, all showing revolutionary move
ments in progress, and a rather serious
condition OF affairs. Both termfni Of
the Panama railway route were heard
from, Consul General Gudger writing
from Panama as TO revolutionary at
tack on nearby towns. and Consul
Malmros at Colon, reporting that
guerrilla fighting had been going on
at different points between Colon and
Panama
AT the same time Minister Hart wrote
from the capital of Colombia as TO The
arrest and imprisonment of prominent
adherents Of the former president. DIT.
Saimiente, as they We're SUSPECTED of
seeking to have the nationalist organ
lzatl0n Join the liberals. who are said
70 be showing increased strength and
activity IN a revolutionary movement
Although these letters have taken
some time TO come forward vet they
give the state department about the
best and the only definite information
that is to hand as TO the condition of
affairs Mr. Gudger's letter speaks Of
revolutionary raid on the 26th and
9th of July. A bout SeVentv-fve revO-
lutiOnists entered the towns Of Gatun.
Bohlo and SanpablO, on the line of the
Panama road midway between Panama
and Colon; made prisoners of the al
calde and several policemen. and retired
to the mountains. taking with them
nIJy arms and provisions they could
find. He says reports were current Of
revolutionary gatherings at other
points. and an attack on Panama was
feared A general uprising seemed i'm
minent. and the government was be-
coming alarmed at the situation.
This is not the holding up of the train
a Maechin reported by him by cable as
that happened later, and did not result
in any looting.
The navy department received word
today OF the departure of the Iowa from
Puget Sound for san Francisco. whence
she win 90 to Panama if her services
are required there
Manifesto by UTibe.
The attention OF officials here has
been attracted to the manifesto issued
by General Uribe-Uribe. leader Of the
Colombian TevOlUd0nists, declaring for
a greater Colombia and although
nothing of an official nature has been
received on the subject vet it appears
to bear out the ideas held for some
time as 10 the scope Of the present
trouble
According to the manifesto, Tribe
Tribe is seeking to unite the interests
OF lOlQIQD-ds Y eleLuE4a ana E1eudQDE-
There is an entire lack of official infor-
nation here concerning the progress Of
affairs in either Venezuela or Colombia.
Whether the Colombian minister actu-
ally has left Venezuela, as reported in
a press dispatch from WiilemSJad. is not
known here. The departure Of the min
lister would be in line with what was
fOreshadoWed when the American
charge d'aIaires. Mr.. Russell in Vene-
zuels. asked for authority to represent
Colombia in case the minister with
drew.
The navy department had no word
today from the Aachias. The latter is
taking on ammunition al Norfolk. and
the department has telegrap hed asking
when she VIII be ready to sail The
department believes that the delay viii
not be over two days at the most
EIr. Herran the Colombian charge
d'affaires at Washington. received a let
ter today from the Colombian consul
general al New York. stating that the
latter has Just received a cablegr2m
from the acting governor Of Panama,
saving shat the guerrilla bands there
about are causing no uDeasiness- The
governor. according to recent advices,
has gone to Ca-ta gena for soldiers and
surnlies Other than this, Mr.. Herran' s
of1cfaI mail from Colombia, which
reached here today. gave no lnfOrma-
ton on the situation in South America
In the absence Of official adVices, the
only construction which the Colombian