Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-08
REBEL DEMAND
ON CEN. CASTRO.
,,,t Upon to Surrender He
Promptly Refused
PANAMA TO BE ATTACKED
s,oa. Note 10 Leading Con-
'' ,''.' saying uproqu'n'. Govern
y" men, 4. Not Lawful

-, colombia, Feb. 1.-THE wife OF
V0vD, ,mont soldier who was maue
isO'''h Nv fine rebels last month
ipDVD damaged to escape from Gen
CIV W." canp arrived at Panama
Ha'ea s, She reports that the lib
ny .s ~ the number Of 1000 men,
"a . ,Y at Penopome and chame'
@ 'o,enty miles southeast OF ran
~, ~. and that Gen. Herrera ana MS
al are at chame' 49,. Mar.
According to the woman Gen, he : :.
,.rt word to the government
..,sl Castro, to surrender. The lat
,,,Uered that he had been sent
- 0sht and was ready to do 50,
a, plans Of the revolutlonlsts indi-
MAR intention TO attack Panama,
:, ,bsy are probably awaiting rein
',,msnts The only flghting so far
M ~ Ssea between an exploring party
,hs Vicinity OF Tonosi, where the
ssrontIonlsts landed.
,tytes from Panama say a note
,.'r Gem Herrera was addressed 10
American, French, British and
Imam consus there. In II Gen.
y g,,,eIa declared, asong other things,
@,t The government OF senior Mar"
S .,'a Ire president Of Colombia, was
y, hUhll and that therefore the reb-
\, although deploring the bloody re-
an, Of the war, would fight to the
M for the ultimate success of liberal
| Ddnclples' 49,
mia addressed ask their respective
,m,rnments TO declare the line of the
hr,ma. Colon railway to be neutral
round on which the government
i hould not build entertainments or the
. NArals attack, and only the police
. nrce he lett to guard the line. Gen.
| Herrera said he proposed, II possible
d compel the government to attack
NM liberal forces and that the lib
ERALS had q strong feet and army,
IryIded with cannon, etc.
Gen. Herrera also declared In his
note that the liberals considered the
capture OF Panama and Colon to be
absolutely necessary for the develop
ntnt Of their military plans, that they
would act 10 obtain such results and
that IN due time they would notify the
tonns Of such proposed action, al
loving twenty -four hours for foreign
es 10 take refuge at q place Of safety
u Be agreed upon with the consuls,
md taat the point so selected should
/ not be fired upon. This is the same
/ yAnssOlogy which Gen. Porras used
vta the late Gen. Alban defended
hirla In July Of 1900.
Ga Herrera said that should the
rsnls so desire, he would meet them,
nvcll as representatives Of the Co
brban government, on board the
prted States cruiser Philadelphia at
Ne Island Ct Taboga.
10 government circles here II IL be-
ltyed that Cen Herrera wants TO gain
Tine, .0r the government cannot ac-
ceTt the terms he offered. When the
trpctedi reinforcements arrive on the
lNhmus from Puerto Colombia, the
scYsnment will begin an energetic
ana active campaign against the lib-
erals Panama nd Colon re now
grsoned by 1000 men.
doy'.Gen. Castro has 1900 veterans
under his command giving total OF
WV men, The most sanguine liberals
% not claim that Gen. Herrera has
over 800 men.
GOV Arizona said at the conference
q The conslls. which he attended that
ne would not recognize, even Indirect
" NE rieht Of the rebels to make the
proposals they did. that the consuls
c0aIc not correspond with the liber-
ss mat even IL they were belligerents
ne consuls would be required to have
NE permission Of the Colombian gov