New-York tribune., 1902-01-10
COALITION AGAINST COLOMBIA.
WARLIKE PREPARATIONS BY CENTRAL
AMERICAN REPUBLICS.

AMERICAN REPUBLICS.
Colon. Colombia, Jan. 9.-General Alban. the
commander OF the Colombian forces. has re-
ceived news that President Zelaya of Nicaragua
has invited the other presidents of Central
America to attend a conference Corinto, Mic
aragua, with the secret object OF inducing them
TO enter into coalition against Colombia
The authorities ct Washington have con-
sented TO the request made by General Carlos
that the United States cruiser Philadelphia
proceed to Las Tablas. conveying the Colombia
change OF prisoners between the Colombian
Government and the Liberals. Las Tablas is
about one hundred and twenty miles southwest
of Panama, and the Philadelphia will sail for
there this afternoon.
Recent arrivals at Panama say that the CO.
lombian General Castro is near Pese (southwest
Of Panama, on the Azuero Peninsula). with six
hundred men, and that the Liberal leader, Cen
eral Herrera, is at Los Santos, Pese with
eight hundred men. The Colombian General
Ortiz is at Aqua Dulce with four hundred men
and endeavoring TO join General Castro.
Unless the troops under command Of General
Herrera should to Panama the Liberal
cruiser Padilla and attack that port, news Of
engagement in the vicinity Of Pese and Los
Santos Is expected shortly.
The South American Steamship Companys
steamer Lantaro, $500 tons. arrived at Panama
to-day with 412 men and 40 officers of the
Chilian navy, who their way TO Europe
to man the warship recently purchased abroad
by Chilli.
On examination the Pacific Steam Navigation
Company's steamer Chiriqui. which the Co
lombian Government proposed to charter for
government service, proves TO be unable to
stand the vibrations resulting from cannon hr-
ing Consequently, II the Colombian gunbOat
General PinZon, which has board the guns
which were destined for use on the Chtriqui, ar
rives at Colon shortly, the Colombian Govern
ment will endeavor to obtain the Lantaro, in
stead of the ChiriQui-
When General Alban was asked to-day about
the statement in dispatch from Managua7
Nicaragua, received in the United States yes
ard n ha a raVOlt
out IN BogOta and that the President OF Co
lou1bia had been imprisoned. he said
The reported revolt at Bogota and the i'm
prisonment Of President Marroquin are both un-
The source OF information IN ManaBua
cannot be trusted"
Berlin. jan 9-The "KIeines Journal" which
sometimes prints exclusive news. publishes the fol-
lowing dispatch to-day from Hamburg:
She has purchased the German warshp Arnenlus'
is negotiating for the purchase OF two other war
ships, and has bought cannon, r1fes ana anIlnunl UNI
ton, amounting 10 the value or l.5,eoV0 MARKS,
through the Ntcaraguan minister at Ber!ln, oenor
Rocha A certain Hamburg bank loaned the money
for the purchases referred TO.
rae1ia Honduras and Salvador intend to attack
C5uatenala and Costa Rica and compel them to
Sehor Rocna is reported TO nave ueo 70 @ IIoace
the Prussan War Ministry to supply Nicaragua
with arms, which the ministry refused TO DO
INQUIRIES made here fail to confirm the state
uents contained in the dispatch OF the 'Kleines
Journal"
Honduras Nicaragua and Salvador were in 1896
constituted the United States Of Central America
Concerned but the end OF 1895 the arrangement
fell through.