Evening star., 1902-08-27
FIGHT AGAINST TIME
COLOMBIAN REVOLUTION TO
CONTINUE UNTIL 1904.
Declaration Made That HostiEties
Have Ceased in Interior
Of Country.

Ihe proclamation just issued by Gen.
uribe-uribe, one of the leaders of the revo
iutionary forces in Colombia urging his
Ioiiowers to continue the warfare against
the government forces until 1904 when he
declares, the franchise of the Panama Canal
Company will be invalid and negotiations
can be carried on directly between Colom-
bia and the United States. is regarded with
considerable interest in Central and South
American diplomatic quarters here.
The officials of the Colombian legation in
Washington admit that the six years ex-
tension to the Panama company's franchise
granted by former President San CIemente
Is open to question of legality for the
reason that while it was approved by the
Colombian cabinet, it was not ratified by
the Colombian congress. Indeed, it is stated
here. the proposed extension was not even
submitted to the Colombian legislature the
country being then in disturbed condition
body.
Nothing to Do With Canal.
However, Colombian officials here point
out that the questioned extension of time
mas nothing whatever to do with the pres
ent negotiations between the United States
| and Colombia in regard to the canal. No
one in Colombia. they state, questions for a
1904. The intervening time they consider
ample for the clearing of title by the
French company and the transfer of its
rights to the United States government
The extension Of the franchise, they claim
will not enter into the matter at all The
off1clalS are inclined to scott at the idea
that revolution of sufficient strength to
prevent the government from carrying out
Its plans in regard to the canal can be kept
up until 1904. A cablegram has just been
m No ,i,,
that the interior Of Colombia is entirely
quiet, the only disturbance, barring the
| troubles on the isthmus, being in the state
of Magdalena, near the Venezuelan from
tier. This latter movement, however is in
portion of the country so remote from it's
heart as to give the officials at Bogota no
concern.
Senior Concha, the Colombian minister
here has furnished the officials at Bogota
with number of notifications which Sec
retary Hay has proposed in the terms of
the canal treaty. These notifications it is
stated here, have not been received with
disfayor at the Colombian capital and the
officials are confident that they will be
agreed to.
Revolution Waning.
The Colombian legation last night re-
ceived a cablegram from Bogota corrobo-
rating previous official reports announcing
the pacification of the interior of the coun-
try and also giving Minister Concha furth-
er detailed instructions regarding the canal
treaty. The dispatch says the interior of
Colombia is now entirely at peace and that
there is nothing left of the revolution save
on the Isthmus of Panama and small
force of the revolutionists in the state of
Magdalena. The latter. according TO the
latest official advices is giving the Bosota
government no uneasiness. About 10 600
men are being despatched to the isthmus
and probably 1000 of them will be detailed
to cope with the situation in Magdalena.
It is said that some sharp action may be
shortly taken by Colombia as the result of
reports that the rebel gunboats are coaling
and receiving arms and ammunition at the
Nicaraguan port Of Corinto