Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-09-24
IN A NEW PLACE.
Colombian Revolt Breaks Oui
at Santa Marta.
Rebels Have Town at Their Mercy. /.
Much Suffering Reported.
600 Marines at Norfolk Ready to Sail
for isthmus.

Washington, Sept. 23-The Colombian
revolution has broken out in a new
place according to information received
at the navy department, today. An
American Fruit Co. today transmitted
to Sec. Moody a cablegram from its
agent at Santa Marta, a place on the
north coast of Colombia near the
mouth of the Magdalena river. saying
that conditions there were very much
disturbed; that the telegraph and rail-
road communication had been inter-
rupted and requesting the departments
advice
The dispatch was sent at once to the
state department and our counsel at
BaraquilIa, a place near Santa Marta,
was called on for an immediate action
concerning the situation. This report
is expected, tomorrow, and until it is
received no action Looking to the dis
patch of a war ship viii be taken
Six hundred marines have been mobi-
1ized at Norfolk to be sent to the 18TH
mus aboard the Prairie, now at Bos-
ton. The Prairie is ready to sail when
ever she may receive notification. The
mobilization of these marines is in the
nature Of a precautiOn and unless they
are needed it is not the intention OF
the navy department to embark them
for the South.
Admiral Coghlan had a talk with Sec.
Moody and Rear Admiral Taylor, to-
day, concerning his duties in the West
Indies. II is understood to be the in
tentiOn of the department formally to
create West Indian division of the
North Atlantic squadron when the war
maneuvres in the Caribbean sea end.
1t is said at the navy department
that there is no present intention of
sending the Olympia to the isthmus
but that she will be sent to some CEN
tral point to watch developments i'll
each of the turbulent republics which
border the Caribbean. The threatened
rupture between Great Britain and
Venezuela promises fresh complica-
tions in the latter country and renewed
outbreaks in Hayti are possible at any
moment.
Boston, Sept 23-The United Fruit
Co. received the following message,
this afternoon, from Agent Carr at
Santa Marta:
'Al communication interrupted and
trouble more serious. Advise navy de-
partment to send gunboat."
The company has had no further pri-
vate advices of a late date from Colon
bia.
Kingston, ia, Sept. 23.-The Atlas Line
steamer Adirondack, which has arrived
here direct from Santa Marta, Colombia
reports continued fighting between gov
ernment forces and revolntionists in that
neighborhood. The latter occupy a
strong position in the rear of the town
having completely destroyed the railroad
line burned the bridges and sacked the
banana districts. No trains are running
and every means of communication with
the place have been cut off. The officers
of the Adirondack say there is terrible
suffering at Santa Marta, as the insur-
gents are intercepting the supplies. The
town is still at their mercy and the Adj
rondack could not get her cargo of fruit
and sailed here for instructions from
New York.
The British steamer Antillian, which has
just reached here from Colon, brings a
report that the situation on the isthmus
was extremely critical when she left
there, last Sunday. The rebels Were then
reported to be massed near the railroad
between Colon and Panama and the gov
ernment was sending troops according
to these reports, from Panama to Aqua
Dulce to cut off the rebels retreat should
they be beaten on the isthmus.
The main rebel army under Gen. Her
rera was reported, Sunday, to be within
seven miles of Colon
Officers of the Antillian say business at
Colon has been suspended and that the
priVationS there are great Enormous
prices are being charged for foodstuffs