Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-29
VAR CLOUD ARISING
Colombia Actively Preparine to
Back Up Its Demands on
Venezuela.
Breach Between the South Amer.
ican Republics Widening =
Colombia Buying Ships.
Venezuela Shows Bad Faith AT.
ter Making Promises-War
Seems Probable.

Washington, Aug 29-Colombia will
formally demand of Nicaragua an ex-
planation in regard to the latter
ccuntrys alleged participation in the
revolution against the Colombian gov
eminent and back up her demand with
the most formidable land and naval
force she can muster as soon as the
rebel activity on the isthmus has been
crushed. Information to this effect was
received from an authoritative source
in Washington today.
The above intelligence causes con.
siderable surprise in diplomatic cir
cles. for but a few weeks ago it was
announced that Mr.. Concha the Colom-
bian minister. and Mr.. Corea, the Nica-
raguan minister, had established an en-
tente cordiale between their res pective
governments; that bygones We're to be
regarded as bygones. and that the time
was ripe for satisfactory under-
standing between Nicaragua and CO.
lomobia was stated by Mr.. Corea, who
also proposed to Concha an ADJUST
nent of the difficulties which so long
have been pending over Colombia's
claim to the ownership of a strip Of
what was Claimed by Nicaragua to be
q part of her coast line. Concha de-
olined to accede to the latter PROPOSE
ton. declaring the claim which Colom-
bia brought forward for so many years
could not be adjusted or in fact brought
to any material degree toward adjust
,nent by the methods suggested by the
Nicaraguan minister. However. Con-
cha was entirely willing to join Corea
in the establishment of an entente cor
dale
Shortly after Corea's arrival in Mica
ragua. where he Went some weeks ago
on a leave of absence. Colombian Off
Gals here. it is stated. received infor-
nation to the effect that arms and am
fnunition for the Colombia rebels on the
sth,nus were being shipped from CO.
rinto.
The Colombian legation here has
been receiving reports of this character
continually and in view of the arrange
ments effected with the Nicaraguan
minister before he left Washington.
Concha lost no time in calling Coreas
attention to the matter. The latter Of
iicial replied that President Ielaya
would Immediately institute an investi-
cation to ascertain if the reports were
Y. ell founded. A short time ago. how
ever more reports We're received In
Washington to the effect that Nicara-
qua still continued her material sup
port of the revolutionsts on the 18TH
mus and now Colombia. 1t is stated.
finds her patience exhausted. and has
decided to present a formal demand for
an explanation. Meanwhile 1T is un-
derstood the entente cordiale has only
. nominal existence. 1t is not anticf-
pated the affair will lead to actual war
with Nicaragua. but nevertheless
Colombia is making preparations to
back up her representations with re-
Enforced army and navy. 1t develors
that the purchase of well-armed war
vessel at Seattle. as We'll as several
prospective purchases of warships. for
the Colombian navy. have Nicaraguan
rather than the present troubles on the
isthmus in view.