Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-08-17
RUPTURE AT CARCAS.
Columbian Legation Withdraws
from Venezuela.
FINAL SERVICE OF RELATIONS

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Venezuela Is Regarded as
Significant.
Willenstad. Curcao, August -. =
The Columbian Legation left Caracas
yesterday.
Mr.. Herran, the Colombian charge
d'affairs at Washington, is still in
official ignorance Of the momenteous
events which, according to the press
reports, are Transporting on the Isthu-
mus Of Panama and along the Venezu-
elan border. He attributes this lack
OF informatloI to a break N the cable
communication with his country. the
line from Beunaventnra north having
been reported to he In verv bad work
| ing order.
Mr.. Herran characteriZes the sit
uation in the south as most bewild-
ering. The official advices concern
ing the probable withdrawal of the
Colombian minister from Venezuela
he regards as signl ficlant, though he
points out that the latest. official re-
port distinctly statedthat Senior Rico,
the minister there, had not demand
ed nor had he been presented with
his passports.
Mr.. Herran will leave for New
York ON Wednesday to be gone a
week on private matters. He expects
his official mail from Colombia to-
day. and hopes this will enable him
more correctly to guage the situation
in his country.
MIR. RUSSELL WIRES FOR IN
STRUCTIONS.
The State Department has authorized
the American charged affairs at
Caracas, Venezuela, to use his good
offices for Colombia. Mr.. Russell tele-
grabbed last week, seeking instruc-
tions as to his course of action in
case of the withdrawal of the Colon
bian Minister which apparently was
in contemplation at that time. lie
did not, however. indicate that this
withdrawal was preliminary, TO any
rupture between the two republics,
but simply asked if he would be
authorized to act temporarily IN look
ing after Colombia's interests in case
of the withdrawal OF the Minister.
AS it is the universal custom to act
IN this matter when the request is
ma de- Mr.. Russell was authorized
to use his good offices for Colombia
in case this was agreeable to the
| Venezuelan government. Since then
heard from, and it is not known
whether Mr.. Russell is fulfilling this
temporary duty.
There have been no additional de.
velopments, as TO the situation on the
Isthumus of Panama, where the trou-
bles are so far removed from that
along the Venezuelan border Coun-
sci General Gugfers course is look
ing after the interests of Chinese
along the Isthumus is not in pursuit
of any specific instructions from Wash
ington, but follows procedure es-
tablished some twelve years ago. in
connection with points at which the
Chinese were entirely without official
representation.
THE IOWA SUBSTITUTED FOR
THE WISCONSIN.
The Navy Department has now de-
fni t ely determined TO take use of the
battleship Iowa, instead of the Wis
consin, for use on the Pacific side of
the lsthumus in case affairs become
so serious there. This was due to
abe fact that no word had been heard
from the Wisconsin, while the Iowa
had reported her arrival at Bremen
ton. Her commander, Captain
Thomas Perry. has been ordered TO
take the shin to San Francisco and is
expected to sail tonight. The Iowa is
the flag ship of the Pacific station, and
as such flies the flag of Rear Admiral
Silas Casey. At last reports received
here the Admiral was on board the
Iowa, but is hardly probable that he
will proceed farther south than San
| Francisco.
Norfolk, Va, Aug l3.-The gun
boat Machals. enrOute FOR Colon, has
been loading coal, provisions ard
| ammunition in Hampton Roads since
Saturday. A large part of the sup
plies came from the Brooklyn Navy
Yard, and a great deal of the am
munition was prepared at st. Helena.
The vessel is liable to sail at
any moment. She will carry full
complement of men. A number of
graduated apprentices from the train
| ing ship Lancaster, now IN port, have
been transferred to the Machias. 1t
is not probable that the boat will put