The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-13
COLOMBIAN LEGATION AT CAPITAL.
OF VENEZUELA HAS BEEN
WITHDRAWN
IOWA INSTEAD OF WISCONSIN
10 He Ordered to Panama TO Prot.ct
American Interests and to
Keep the Railway
Open.
MACHIAS SAILS FOR COLON
"ILLEMsTAD. Curacao. Aug. 12-rha
colombian legation left Caracas today
RUSSELL ACTS FOR COLONrRTA

"ILLEMSTAD. Curacao. Aug 12-,rba
Colombian legation left Caracas to1.,.
RUSSELL ACTS FOR COLOMBIA
WASHINGTON. Aug. l2-The state do
rt s''iehS mas authorized the American
70 & u oiialres at Caracas, Venezuela
10 use MS good Offices for CoIon,bta 49,
case the Colombian minister at the Ve,,.
Euelan capital leaves that country N,
russell teleSraphed last week seek ~.
lhIoI nation as to his course of actfor, 20
use OF the withdrawal Of the Colornhi.r
itii.lii1.er' winch apparently was I'm con.
temptation at that time He ala ~
however indicate that this order 80 -
uraWal was preliminary to anv runt,r,
between the two republics but sir,,I,,
asked II he would be authorized to o,t
temporarily In looking after Colomb "a
interests In case Of the w!thdravy,I ~
s"e H.Ihlsler. IPe state department has
tt tio l'Ioi nation as TO whether the Colon,
p'au minister has Withdrawn from Vene-
zuela, or whether Mr.. Russell Is fIGIlina
TINS temporary duty.
COLOMBIAN Rebellion
mere have been no additional develoD-
",SII.s as TO the situation on the Isthrnls
OF fanama, wnere the trouble is FAR ~.
moved from that along the Venezuelan
porHer. consul General Cudger's course
IN looking after the interests of Cbtreso
along the isthmus Is not iu pursuon[o
or any specific Instructions from Wash.
,hgton' but follows a procedure estab-
.isiIeu some twelve years ago. I'm connec.
ton with points at wn.ch the Chinese
ton. '''
Inc navy department has now definitely
determined TO make use of the battle
snip Iowa, instead Of the Wisconsin, for
use on the Pacific side of the isthmus. I'm
case affairs become serious there.
Inc Iowa IS the flagship of the Pacific
station and as such files the flag of Rear
Admiral Silas Casey. At last reports re-
celVed here the admiral was on hoard
the Iowa but il is hardly probable that
ne VIII proceed further south than san
Francisco,
MACHIAS READY TO SAIL.
The gunboat Machlas has reported her
arrival at Norfolk and probably Will sal
Tor Colon tonight or tomorrow morning.
MT ieran, the Colombian charge d'af-
1aires at Washington Is still I'm official
ignorance OF the momentous events
which, according to the press reports are
transpiring on the Isthmus OF Panama
and along the Venezuelan border He at
tributes his lack Of Information TO a
break in cable communication with his
country, the line from Buena Ventura
north having been reported to be in very
pad working order.
Mr.. Heran characterized the situation
IN the South as most bewllderlng The
ofhcial advices concerning the probable
withdrawal Of the Colombian minister
from Venezuela he regards as significant,
though ne points out that the report dis
tinctly stated that Senior Rico, the min
ister there had not demanded, nor had he
been presented with his passports and
thus the matter has been robbed Of the
seriousness which would have been given
1t by step Of this sort
Mr.. Heran will leave for New York on
Wednesday to he gone a week on private
matters He expects his official NAL
frombia tomorrow and hopes this win
enable him more correctly 10 gauge the
situation In his country.