The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-18
OVER FRONTIER
VENEZUELA is INVADED BY AN
ARMED FORCE FROM CoLOM-
BIAN TERRITORY
UNDER DR.. RANGEL GKRBIRks
President Castro, of Venezuela, Is
sues Il Proclamation Estabiish-
ing Martial Law Instead
of Civil.
SHIPS GATHERING At COLON

SHIPS GATHERING At COLON
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE depart
ment of state has received as
patch dated Aug l, from the
consul at Maracaibo, reporting that
DR.. RangeI Garbiras has invaded
Venezuela with 1900 men from the
frontier of Cucuta. Everything was
done bv the Venezuelan government to
meet the invaders. The first fight took
place at Encontrados and the invaders
were obliged to retire. The invaders
took two steamers to come to Mara
caibo, but these boats were reeaptureo
by the Venezuelan troops.
The Venezuelan government has Issued
the two following decrees:
Gen. D.ege Bautista Ferrer, Provisional
President of the State of Zuha: Constu-
ering that the peace IN general mas oTon Tt,ti
greatly DISTURBED by an invasion Oh the
Venezuelan territory with an armed torce
of Colombians, commanded by the traitor
Carlos Rangel Garb1raS, as per oecIdId.
tion issued Yesterday by the president OIL
the renuhIic and in compliance with the
dispositions on public order therein spec
flied.
UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
Article l. Until public peace Is restor-
ed. | declare suspended the guarantees
referred to in the constitution OF the seaee
Art 2 The Complementary dispositions:
shall be dictated by the secretary oil
AZ The secretary of state is charged
with the execution of this decree anu
VIII communicate the same ana puDhcIy
diffuse it in order that it may be known
to all. o1aoa
at Maracaibo, on this 9th day OF July,
1901, min. ty-f st year of independence anu
Aoi -Diege Bautista Ferrer.
Tho other decree is signed by President
Castro and his entire cabinet ana says.
The federal executive OF the ot ohioEu
states of Venezuela, using the attrlpq-
tions conferred by him IN NO. q Vi al r.. oiC1o
go of the national constitution ana cUn- S,a
sidering that public peace has been % Gls-
turbed in the towns of the Venezuelan
fron+ier in the state of Tachira by an m
vasion in arms from COLOMBIA; - +bo
Article 1.-The rights referred TO III lne
rational constitution are nerepy
nended in the states of Tachlra' MeIlua'
TruiiIlo and Maracai6o. o,,s ~
ferred to in the same constitution are
aIso sllspended in the rest OF the sIdteS
Of The republic, federal district ana nd
tional territories. 49, s+o+os
~ colernors of the federal districts
end Governors of the federal terrltorles
shall regulate their present oect1Sz aooo7.za,ca
their respective jurisdiction IN Sit ar
to the supreme necessltles VI pun
der. ,,,,+o,sioned bv all
+ba ministers of the cabinet, by me go 80
retary of the federal district anu te-e and
seaIed with the grand seal IN the N Ie"tt ttt. g
naIace of the capital at CaracaS 90 nc Of
5etI1 dav of July, 1901, nlnety-ohe go S5
iDdependence fOSI and forty-three OIL Ieuel@-
ton.
DEARTH OF NEWS.
There was an entire absence 9i,'5 Oh mIn5
at the state department today T1e
tba Colombia Venezuelan troubles. Inc ne
L., nc rtrnent. which is directing an
i+s i+.s energies to hurrying ships to the scene
of the disturbance, in order TO eHiolCo
oi,r trAatv guarantees, expects TO nave
tt.oa ebins on the way within twenty
fn1,r hours The Machias, which mas peen
detained at Hampton Roaos py tno
threatening weather south OF cape 1id1-
teras starts on her journey touay' g.
sl1rances having been given by the
1-aotber bureau that all danger from the
enlf storm along the Southern Atlantlc
has now passed This information was
te1egraphed to the commandant OF th5
NorfoIlx navy yard. Word was received
at the navy department today that tne
hattleship Iowa had arrived at san ran
cisco, and she was Instructed py leie
eranh TO proceed as soon as possible "a
Panama. on the west coast. It Is probable
she will have to take some coal ABOARD
but +he department believes she Will De
able +o sail on her 3,400 miles journey
by tomorrow morning.
The Ranger, ordered to Panama. mn
ished taking on supplies at San Diego
Cal. this afternoon and started south
ward.
It is understood that the navy depart
ment has been looking over the situation
as regards other ships available on the
Atlantic side In case future events should
recessitate reinforcements on the east
ern side of the isthmus, and it has been
found that a ship could easily be detach-
ed from the North Atlantic squadron at
short notice.
MAY SEND MORE SHIPS.
There are indications that there win
be a considerable gathering Of foreign
Warshfps at the isthmus and that the
American ships will be brought into COM
pany with those of the British. German
and French navies. Already the French
cruiser Suchet Is at Colon. According to
German reports, a German cruiser is
r,ovin~ ncrth from Brazil and the cruiser
Niobe Is likely to be assigned to service
along the isthmus. The German cruiser
Geier, which was in American waters for
some time, Is dlSO S8peCleu " I6luin
English reports have referred to the prob
able presence of some of the ships of
the British West Indian fleet. This will
make a rather unusual gathering from
the foreign navies. and the authorities
here doubtless will be des,rous of having
American interests represented by ships
worthy of comparison with those from
other countries. On the Pacific side the
Iowa will be the largest ship among those
present.
sILvAs RETURN TO CAPITAL.
The Colombian minister, Dr. Carlos
Martinez Silva, returned to Washington
tonight from Greenbrier. White Sulphur
Springs, W. Va, where he has been for
the last month. His coming at this time
may have an important bearing on af-
fairs relating to the isthmus of Panama,
as the minister received cable advices
fIom his government showing that 1t
felt entirely able to cope with the situa-
ton on the isthmus. On the strength of
these advices DR.. Silva announced that
Colombia does not desire the landing OF
foreign forces for the purpose of keeping
open the traffic of the isthmus
The dispatch to the minister was dated
at Bogota on Aug. IA, and stated in sub
stance that traffic on the isthmus of
Panama is now perfectly free and secure
and that this has been brought about
through the efforts of the Colombian an
thorities. Referring to this. DR.. Silva said
that the Colombian authorities fully COM
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