The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-30
is UP TO THE KAISER
AUTHORITIES OF COLOMBIA CALLED
THE IMPERIAL FLAG n
"DIRTY RAG"
ARREST OF ABEL MURILLO
FOrcibIy Taken From German
Steamship Allegheny, NOtwith-
standing His Claim of Ger
man Citizenship.

NEW YORK, July 29.-The Hamburg
American line steamer Allegheny report
ed that she was held in the harbor OF
Cartagena, Colombia, for twelve hours.
Passengers on the Allegheny report that
Abel Murillo was arrested on the ship at
Cartagena and was taken ashore by the
Colombian authorities. Murillo protested
against his arrest, claiming he was en-
titled to the protection of the German
flag.
Murillo is said to be the secretary Of
Gen. Uribe-Uribe. He went to Colombia.
it is reported, with a passport given by
the representative of the Colombian gov
ernment at Washington with the under
standing that his mission to Colombia
was a peaceful one.
When the vessel arrived at Cartagena,
she was ordered detained by the authori-
ties there. The captain protested that he
was sailing under the German flag, and
that no official of Colombia had q right
to stop the vessel for any purpose what
ever This protest was unheeded how
ever, and search was made for Murillo,
who was found on deck. He declared thai
he would not be arrested, and running to
one of the ships masts, he seized the
German flag, which was lying there, and
wrapped it about him. Then he stood for
ward and cried out:
'I am under the protection of the Ger
man flag, and you have no right to ar
rest me-"
According to the passengers on the AL
leghany, the Colombian officers, notwith-
standing the protest, seized the man and
dragged him from the vessel.
According to a signed statement made
by three of the Alleghany's passengers
Murillo left the United States about four
months ago on passport signed by the
Colombian minister in Washington On
his arrival at Savenilla, he was arrested
and taken to Bogota, where he was re-
leased on understanding that he would
sail on the first vessel for the United
States. This Murillo did, boarding the
Allegheny at Savanilla. He expressed
fears that he would be arrested at Car
tagena, and when the vessel arrived ut
that port, he refused to go ashore when
word was brought that the governor
wanted to see him. His arrest followed
The statement made by the passengers
then says that Capt. Lowe, of the AL
leghany, protested against the arrest,
saying 1t was against international law.
and at the same time the captain told
the mate to put the German flag on
ficers would have to tread on it If they
took Murillo.
FLAG CUT NO FIGURE.
The arrest did not take place at this
time, and the police withdrew on the
captains protest Later, however, the
ships clearance papers were refused and
the statement was made that they would
not be furnished until NIurillo was de-
livered signed statement concerning
the incident then says:
1.-THE captain then went on land, and
after while returned with more police
men, and we then thought that he was
going to give up the passenger in ex-
change for his papers.
The police went up to Murillo and
/ tearing from him that dirty rag as they
called the flag of Kaiser Wilhelm took
the prisoner from the Ship
This statement is signed by Edward J..
White a British subject; Ximene Van
den Bogaerde, a Belgian, and Charles e.
Pose. a citizen of the United States
Neither the officials of the Allegheny
nor officials of the line would make any
statement concerning the arrest of
Murillo.
Arturo de Brigard, Colombian consul
in this city, said today that he had not
heard officially of the arrest of MurilIo.
He said, however, that he understood
Uribe-Uribe had again become active.
and when it was learned that Murillo.
who was Tribe Uribe's secretary, was
sailing on the Allegheny, Gen. Vilez, of
the department of Bolivar sent a file
of soldiers on board to request Muriilo
to visit him. He refused, and the snip
was detained The consul said that he did
not think the man would be imprisoned,
but simply prevented from meeting Uribc-
Tribe.