Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-29
BEAUPRE AT COLON
Admiral Coghlan's Friendly
Visit to Bolivar's Governor.
COLOMBIAN WARSHIP RUNS ASHORE
Naval Commander, Visiting CartnEe-
ma to Bring Our Minister to CO.
Ion, Is Received without Any
Display of Hostility.

Display of Hostility.
COLON, Dec. 29.-Admiral Coghlan's
flagship, the cruiser Olympia, has ar
rived here from C%artGgena bringing A.
NJ. Beaupre, United States minister to
Colombia, and Mrs. Beaupre. When
Minister and Mrs. Beaupre arrived at
Cartagena from Bogota they at once
boarded the Olympia, and she sailed
Immediately for Colon. Minister Beau
pre- sails for New York on the steamer
Yucatan today.
The reception of the Olympia at Car
tagena was friendly. The naval au-
thorities here received instructions from
Washington on Christmas day not to
send the cruiser Atlanta, the converted
cruiser Mayfiower and the gunboat
Castine to Cartagena with the Olympia,
as previously projected.
The Olympia therefore sailed for Car
tagena alone at daybreak and arrived
off the Boca Chicha entrance TO the big
lagoon on which C"artagcna is situated
early in the morning. AS the Olympia
ran in toward the entrance she deserted
the Colombian cruiser Cartagena four
miles distant, making every effort TO
reach the entrance and to pass into the
lagoon ahead of the Olympia, which
she succeeded in doing.
The Olympia steamed slowly to the
tortuous entrance between two Old
Spanish forts, which were apparently
deserted, and found that the Colom-
bian cruiser had taken up a position Il
short distance inside, but commanding
the entrance. 1t was learned subse-
quently that the Cartagena had
| grounded there and that later she was
towcd into port.
The Olympia passed the Colombian
| warship and proceeded 10 C~artagena,
| which is eight miles from the entrance.
Anchoring about Il mile from the
| town, the Olympia hoisted the Colom-
bian flag at her main and fired Il salute
Of twenty-one guns. Shortly thereaft-
or the Colombian battery at the edge
of the town returned the salute.
<tdilllidl AOSlidh tiiNll oAiNAiSNa ~
| pay an official visit to DR.. jose lnsi-
gnares, the governor of Bolivar, which
| lie did in the afternoon, accompanied
| by Captain Harrison q. o. Colby. Both
| officers were in full dress uniform.
Admiral Coghlan and Governor Insi-
gnares exchanged the regulation for
malities, the crowd listening attentive
| L., MI, poi,1 1O wottlI pat1II.11
| The visit Immediately, w%hereupon Adj
| miral Coghlan and his party returned
to the Olympia.
In the>afternoon Governor I~nsignareS.
accompanied by Il numerous r%etinuc,
boarded the Olympia for the return
visit and remained for some time be-
fore the Olympia sailed for Colon.
On the governor and his retinue dis
embarking the Olympia fired Il govern
or's salute of seventeen guns and i'm
mediately thereafter hoisted anchor
and steamed out of the lagoon.
While Admiral Coghlan and other
| Americans were treated civilly and
courteously, and, while their visit was
not marked by the slightest unpleasant
" llONdI llitlbtHl, II dp w -uNiiA
that the authorities at Cartagena were
| not glad to see the Olympia and were
| very glad when she took her departure.
Admiral COghlan was careful to leave
ut the soonest possible moment, evil
IDENTIFY remembering the absolute 10y
atty of the department of Bolivar to
the Bogota government.
Cnu,nopntiva1v littIn inflammation oS
to the general situation could be gain
ed at Cartagena. There are probably
$500 troops there. and there are re-
ported to be 5000 at ~Barranquilla. The
government is doubtless slowly concen-
trating troops at Barranquilla and
moving them toward Titumati in small
numbers. There are probably 1,200
Colombians at Titumati and vicinity
now. and this number is gradually be-
ing increased.
Minister Beaupre had a good trip
down the Magdalena river and was
greatly gratified to find the Olympia
at Cartagena on his arrival. The Bo-
gotan authorities extended every our
tesy TO the minister, who left Bogota
in a special train and was carried
down the river on IL special steamer.
He made the trip from Bogota to Car
tagena in seven days.
Minister Beaupre emphatically de-
chned to talk of the political condi-
tons.
Mr.. Beaupre is going home on a leave
of absence which has long been de-
ferred. He said he thought that any
trouble between the United States and
Colombia was improbable and that the
Americans in Colombia, of whom there
were very few, there being only about
ten in Bogota and some prospectors in
Antioquia and other places, were in nc
danger of molestation.
COIOmbia's Ultimatum.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.-The note
which General Reyes, representing Co.
-t.. 1,-. ,I,.,1 To- Cn.,,ntn, nr ~