New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
PANAMA IN DANGER.
MORE TROOPS SENT To PROTECT THE
CITY-ANDRADES VIEWS.

Colon. Jan. 1.-Inforrnation received here Of
the conditions existing at Panama characterized
them as unsettled Ships belonging 70 the revo-
lutionary forces were seen last Sunday fifty
sixty miles from Panama. 1t is reported that
these vessels were unable to take aggressive
measures against the government because one
of them. the cruiser Padilla lacks coal Sub
sequent reports however, say that the steamer
Monotombo. from Nicaragua. has supplied coal
TO the revolutionary general. Herrera Cen
eral Herrera landed a revolutionary expedition
at Tonosi on December "a, in the revolutionary
steamers Ibis. Darien and Gaitan.
General Carlos Alban. the military governor
of this district, has captured correspondence
from Liberals in Panama setting forth that
General Herrera had perfected plans to capture
Panama by efrecting landing in the night
time at the railroad dock at La Boca. La Boca
is the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal.
about three miles from Panama Since this
discovery a six-pounder and one hundred men
under General Sarria have been stationed
the dock at La Boca.
MORE GUARDS FOR PANAMA.
The Colombian Government gunboat Boyaca.
with troops from Chepo. is expected to reach
Panama to-day Government troops from Shor-
rera reached Panama yesterday after march
overland. Small detachments OF government
soldiers now at Nombre de Dios and Cocle (both
the Caribbean coast of Colombia) also
expected to reach Panama shortly. There is
now a total of between six hundred and eight
hundred government troops at Panama, and
much excitement prevails there owing to the
movements of the soldiers up and down the city
The latest reports from the Colombian General
Castro locate him at Pese. with the revolution
ary forces at Las Tablas southwest of Panama.
on the Azuero Peninsula The captain of a sail
t,,rvr
ports that when he left Aqua PuIce fighting was
going on at Los Santos. Pese.
General Alban has asked that the United
States cruiser Philadelphia. which reached
Panama yesterday, proceed to Las Tablus. con-
veying certain revolutionary prisoners which are
to be exchanged for government officials capt
ured by the Liberals at Tumaco and who are all
| said to be of Importance. H. A. Gudger. the
American Consul General at Panama, has sent
a dispatch to Washington asking for approval
Of the request made by General Alban- The
proposal was made by General Herrera
| General Ignacio Andrade. the former Presi-
dent of Venezuela, who arrived here an January
from willemstad. Curacao. has had long in
| terview with General Carlos Alban the mill
| tary commander of this district General Alban
received General Andrade at the railroad sta
ton when the latter reached Panama. General
Andrade left here to-day for Willemstad. ac
companied by Luis " Guzman. a Venezuelan.
who has been in the interior OF Colombia for
the last three months
AN INTERVIEW WITH ANDRADE.
The visit Of General Andrade to the isthmus
doubtless has important political significance.
Referring 70 Germany's claims against Venez-
uela, General Andrade said he did not believe
that Germany would press these claims at
present, but that she would prefer to deal with
the faction now opposing the President of
Venez iela. Cipriano Castro. He says that none
OF the claims Venezuela is now being called upon
TO pay originated in his administration of that
country: that. on the contrary Venezuela under
his administration had paid TO the United
States and France large portion OF the claims
due TO these countries. General Andrade al
legged that his government OF Venezuela had
been overthruwn result of bribery and
treachery among the Venezuelan army. He
also expressed great liking for the United
States and for Americans