Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-14
The COLOMBIAN VAR
Mail Advices Indicate That the
Trouble In That Country
Is Increasing.
Guerilla Fighting Almost Con.
stantly In Different Sections
Of the State.
Story That the Colombian Min.
lister Has Left Venezuela
Not Confirmed.

Not Confirmed.
Washington, Aug. 14.-The state de-
partment has received mail advices
from three different quarters in Colom-
bia, all showing revolutionary move
ments in progress and rather serious
condition of affairs. Botf, termini of the !
Panama railway route were heard from,
Consul General Gudger writing from
Panama as to the revolutionary attack
on nearby towns and Consul Malmros at
Colon, reporting the guerilla fighting
had been going on at different points
between Colon Panama. AT the same
time Minister Hart wrote from the capt.
tai of Colombia as to the arrest and inn
prisonment Of prominent adherents of
the former president, DR.. Sanclemente,
as they are suspected of seeking to have
the national organiza ton join with the
liberals. who are said to be showing
strength and activity in a revolutionary
movement.
Altho these letters have taken some
time to come forward, yet they give the
state department about the best and the
only definite information which is at
hand as to the condition of affairs Mr.
Gudger's letter speaks of a revolution
airy raid on the 26th and 81 of July, in
which an Alcade and several policemen
We're made prisoners and some arms and
provisions captured. This is not the
holding up of the train at Matachin,
reported by him by cable. as that hap
pened later, and did not result in any
looting.
The navy department received word
yesterday of the departure of the Iowa
from Puget Sound for San Francisco,
whence she will go to Panama if her
services are required there.
Mr.. Herran, the Colombian charge
d'affaires at Washington, received
letter yesterday from the Colombian
consul general at New York. stating
that the latter had just received a ca
blegram from the acting governor of
Panama saying that the guerilla bands
Whereabouts are causing no uneasiness.
The governor, according to recent adj
vices, has gone to Cartagena for SOL
diers ard supplies
Other than this. Mr.. Herran's official
mail from Colombia, which reached
him yesterday gave no information on
the situation in South America. In the
absence of official adyices, the only con-
struction which the Colombian legation
can place upon the reported withdrawal
/ of the Colombian minister, Senior Rico,
1 and his legation staff, from Caracas, is
I that, having found his position in the
! capital uncomfortable, perhaps threatened
( by mob violence, he has left for the Col
/ ombian capital where he can better CO.
/ operate with the officials than thru the
/ medium of Geographic or mail CORES
4 pondence.
MIR. Pulido the Venezuelan charge,
! arrived in Washington last night from a
summer resort, but he, too. states that
he has received absolutely no advices
| from his government.
Both of these officials feel sure that,
y unless there is an interruption in their
Il respective lines of communication they
i would be Immediately advised If the sit
I uation had assumed the aspect of actual
4 war between the two countries.
The state department received no tel
esraphic reports from either country
yesterday and knows nothing of the re-
\ ported departure of the Colombian min
\ ister from Willemstad. The department
Il however, has received mail adyices from
\ Minister Hart at Gogota, Colombia, CIV
4 ing a general resume of the trouble, anc
I the view taken in official quarters as te
I the uprising.
Lieutenant Commander Nathan Sar.
gent will remain in command of the Ma
chais, which is expected to sail for Pan
ANA in a day or two. Much reliance i:
being placed in the tact and good judg
ment OF the officers by the navy de
partments. He was in command of thu
Scorpion at La Guayra during the trou
BILE in Venezuela some time ago, ant
acquitted himself with much credit.
He is thoroughly familiar with Soutl
i American affairs.
J Minister Harris letter to the state de
partment is dated July s. and report
the arrest and imprisonment of promi
nent friends of DR.. Sanclemente, tn
4 former constitutional president of Col
\ ombia, as they We're suspected by tn
ruling government of joining in tn
revolutionary movement with the liber
\ ais