Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-02-08
The WAR IN COLOMBIA
INSURGENTS GIVE NOTICE OF nos.
TILE INTENTIONS.
Declare the Capture of Panama and
Colon TO BE Military
Necessity.

A dispatch from Panama. Colombia. ves
terday says: Col. Julien Del Castillo. an
envoy from General Herrera, the insur-
gent commander, arrived here last night,
escorted by police, and left Panama at 10
CLOCK Governor Arizona received i.npor-
tant papers from Colonel Del Castillo for
himself and the foreign consuls.
Inc note from General Herrera was ad-
dressed to the American, French British
and German eonsuls here. In il General
Herrera claimed. among other things that
the government of Senior Marroauiu the
PRESIDENT OF Colombia, was not lawful and
mat, therefore, the rebels although de-
ploring the bloody results OF the war
would hight to the end for the ultimate
success of liberal principles
general Herrera proposed that the con-
Suls addressed ask their respective. gov
erhmentS to declare the line of the PaDa-
ma-Colomba railroad to be neutral zone
WITHIN which the government should not
bulld lntrenchments or the liberals attack,
and that only a police force be len 10
guard the line. General Herrera said he
proposed, if possible. to compel The govern
ment to attack the liberal froces. and
that the liberals had a strong feet md
army, provided with cannon. etc
General Herrera also declared in his
note that the liberal leaders considered the
cdPtuie Oh Panama and Colon to be alb
solutely necessary for the devclopmept OF
thelf military plans that they would ACT
to obtain such results and thai in dHa
lline they would notify consuls of such
proposed action, allowing twentv-four
hours for foreigners to take refuge Mt a
place OF safety to be agreed upon win
the consuis, and that the point so selected
would not be fired upon
This is the same pbraseolag, which
General Porras used when the late f:ep-
1900. al ""IS VI
General Herrera said that sbouId Tho
cOnSulS desire bn
Wen as representative Of the Colombian
government, on board the United States
cruiser Philadelphia, at the Island of Ia
boga or Chame, the present headuuartars
of the revolutionary staff
IN government circles here IL is believed
tial GENERAL Herrera wants to gain time
Ior the government cannot accept the
terms he offered. When the eNpected re
Inducements arrive on the isthmus from
Puerto colombia the government will be-
gin an energetic and active campaign
against the liberals.
Panama and Colon are now garrtsonaa
oy 2,Voo men. The government geoarai
Castro, has 1.5O0 veterans under his corr,
inaiIo, GIVING a total of $500 The most
sansulhe liberals do not claim thar en-
eral herrera has over 800 men
uoNerhor ARIZONA said at the cor, ferenca
OF the consuls, which he attended ma, he
r wobtu noi recognize even Indirectly. the
.isnt OF the rebels to make the pronosaIs
tney uld; that the consuls could nor -
respond with the liberals: that eyen \,
sney Were beiiigerents. the consuls womb
nave 10 nave the permission of the CoIom-
. pIan government to communicate with
tneh- governor Arizona then demanded
Ihat the consuls send their answers To
General Herrera to him, promising to for
waiu ,hem TO the liberal general by mes
senger To this the consuls agreed
A dispatch from Colon, Colombia. yes-
terday says: The wife of a governments
soldier, who was made prisoner by the
repeis last month. and who managed TO
escape from General Herrera's camp ar
rived at Panama last night. She reports
that the liberal forces. to the number of
LOO men, are encamped from Penonoms
to Chame about seventy miles southwest
OF Panama), and that General Herrera
and his STAFF at Chame. According
to this woman. General Herrera sent word
to the government of General Castro to
surrender The latter answered that he
had been sent out to fight and was ready
to do so.
The plans of the revolutionists Indicate
their intention to attack Panama. hut
they are undoubtedly awaiting re-fs.force-
ments. The only fighting. so far hss been
between two exploring parties in &c VI
cinity OF Tonosi, where the revolution. sts
landed.