The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-23
EIGHT HUNDRED VENEZUEIAys
START TO JOIN FORCES OF
URIBE-URIBE
STRICT CENSORSHIP AT COLON
revolutionary Agent in New yo-,,
epofts Defeat of Force OF
colombian Government
Troops.
SILVA SAYS THE OPPOSITE

,-n,.l- "II-LEMSTAD, Curacao. Aue 90
ueIah steamers have transnorta,i 700
@ iileIi from Maracaibo AMI t,oro -, ~
or,h I'D no OF Gen. Davila. who. dafearet
CoIore,h'eeu ptuI eu Gen. Hernandez. TO in,aG,
Coloinola near Rio Hacha. ana to s,i,,,,,I.l
Gen, Uribe-Uribe. The Venez',..a 'ppoIE
that point. 'Hin''hltIoh To
+,o oeh' Juan Pietrt, leader of 2 ravo1,,.
movement that was abour ro,.4-,
~ ', was captured near MagdaIerI
- 80 me state of CaraibO. while ON his va,
~ ~ ~"touse Guaraco. On being taken tn
ert,' 80 ne was Immediately set at lib-
0''S "y order of President Castro.
CENSORSHIP AT COLoX '+
COLON Colombia, Aug. 22.-rbe "a.
strict censorship. A"
CLAIM LIBERAL VICTORY.
Ne" YORK, Aug. 22.-Dr. A. J. Res-
ro' uiPIohlauc agent of the Liberal
parry now attempting to take poss,sei,,,
OF the government in Colomff, rc(c,".9,i
d dispatch today from the Liberal aeer,
at quito regarding the recently r.no7t.'T
pdttie between the government or ,,I,,i-
cal forces at Paste.
Inc dispatch was as follows.
quito Aug 2O-The battle near Pasta
was was IOusht on Saturday the nth and
the Liberal generals, Lergio p.rrz a,,d
A. Rosas, won great trillmph ,,.er tt,l.
ClericaIs" '''i inc
loush MS secretary, DR.. Resireoo *.
plalhed that Pastro where the battle wa.
reported TO have been fought, was in tre
extreme southern part of Colombia > ora
mics from where Gen. Uribe-;Jribe was
operating, and that 1t indicated success
IuI execution of the plans of cannai.,,,
maDDed nv
"arued 10 the commanding officers of the
other Liberal forces before the general
lett New York early in the summer
THE OTHER SIDE.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 22.-Tbe Co1,r,.
DlaIl minister, DIR. Martinez Silva. todav
received an official letter from the min
lster OF Colombia at Quito, which reports
an engagement near Tomaco, in which al
force Of Colombian revolutionists we're
defeated, and arms, ammunition and
prisoners taken. The letter also dis
closes the satisfactory condition Of af-
talrs between Ecuador and Colombia. and
olsposes OF reports that an armed mva-
SION by Ecuadorean troops was 10 be ap-
pretended.
The minister at Quito does not refer to
any trouble with the government OF
Ecuador He states that almost all the
revolutionary chiefs who had fled from
Colombia and taken refuge I'm lcuador
hdd gone back to Colombia DR. Silva
considers this a confirmation Of the re-
port that a force from Ecuador was
about to invade Colombia and Eight a
battle near Pasto Concerning the en-
gagement near TOmaco, the letter states
that Gen. Palasius, commandant in the
city of Barbaucus, which had been recov-
cred by the government, was in commard
of the government forces.
Reference to the map makes it evident
that the engagement referred to at To-
maco Is part of the same movement re-
ferred to in the press dispatches as GO
ing on near Pastel, as these two points
are near each other on the Colombian
side OF the frontier with Ecuador
STATEMENT BY SILVA.
The Colombian minister today dis
cussed the dispatches received by the
Associated Press from President Castro,
Of Venezuela, through his secretary, and
from President Alfaro, of Ecuador. Or.
Silva spoke without criticism, and con-
fined his remarks to pointing cut certain
essential points which these messages
from the two presidents made clear.
Coming from such high quarters
said DR.. Silva, ut cannot be doubted that
these messages afford excellent means
of viewing the present situation of az
governments. The chief point to be no.
ticed is that they do not treat war IS
existing. The message from President
Alfaro expressly states that war between
Colombia and Venezuela is improbable
and he adds that such conflicts as have
occurred, growing out Of the union be-
tween the Conservatives in both repub-
lies, are of a transitory character. IT IS
well to have the view Of so high an au-
thority on the improbability Of war, ana
on the transitory character Of the party
distur Dances which have occurred. AS
this dispatch from Quito is dated Aug.
q, it seems to dispose of the reports Of
several days ago. saying that an Ecua-
dorian army was about to invade Co
lombia and fight a battle near Pastel
Evidently the president of Ecu2dor
knows nothing of the imminence % such
a conflict
''rhc dispatch from Gen. Castro's Sec
retary also indicates clearly that no war
exists. 1t states that the Conservatives
of Columbia have resolved to assist in a
evolutionary move against Venezuela
and her government. From this 1t viii
be observed that the basis of the affair
Is q revolutionary movement against
Venezuela, and Of course such move
ment Is an internal affair Of Venezuela,
with which Colombia has no concern.
Altogether, the messages seem to be re-
assuring as TO the fact that no actual
war. In the sense accepted by interna-
tional authorities. exists or is probable.
Il am perfect sure that In the revOlu-
tions in Venezuela there Is not one Co
lombian. I also am well Informed that
the Colombian authorities on the frontier
have made the utmost efforts 70 prevent
Colombian territory from being made the
base for revolutionary movements into