The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-31
BEAUPRE COMING HOME
Our Minister to Colombia Left Car
tagena on the Olympia.
cooHLANW VISITED THE GOVERNOR

Crowds Followed Naval Officers, But
They Were Not Molested and No
Hostility Was Displayed BY Popu-
lace BY Word Or Looks.
Colon. Dec. .9.--Admiral COghlan's
flagship. the cruiser Olympia, arrived
here from Cartagena. bringing A. NJ.
Beaupre. United States minister to
Colombia. and Mrs. Beaupre. Minis
ter and Mrs Beaupre arrived AT Carla'
gena from Bogota last Saturday and
boarded the Olympia on her arrival
The Olympia Immediately sailed for
Colon. Minister Beaupre sailed Tor
New York on the steamer Yucatan to
day.
The reception of the Olympia at
Cartagena was friendly. The Olympia
sailed for Cartagena at daybreak last
Saturday. and arrived off the Boca
Chicha entrance to the big lagoon on
which Cartagena is situated early on
Sunday 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 10 pass into
the lagoon ahead OF the Olympia,
which she succeeded in doing.
Anchoring about a mile from the
town. the Olympia hoisted the Colon
bian flag at her main and fired a sa-
lutte Of n guns. Shortly thereafter the
Colombian battery at the edge Of the
town returned the salute. Admiral
Coghlan then sent boat ashore to
communicate with United States Con
sui Orr. but It was learned that Mr..
Orr had left Cartagena about fort
night ago for Barranquilla. The British
vice consul at Cartagena. who Is
very sick man and is hardly expected
10 live. had undertaken to look after
United States interests pending the ar
rival OF Mr.. Orr's successor
Admiral Coghlan then arranged to
paw an official visit to Or. Jose lnsig-
mares. the governor OF Bolivar, which
he did in the afternoon. accompanied
BY Captain Harrison G. o. Colby. Both
officers were in full dress uniform.
A big crowd gathered at the docks
10 meet Admiral Coghlan and CAPITA n
Colby. and it silently followed the car
rage containing the officers through
the streets to the palace. where an
other big crowd had assembled. Gov
ernor lnsignares, surrounded by
large number of secretaries and aides,
received Admiral Coghlan in the large
salon OF the palace. to which the pop
ulace was admitted. The latter. how
ever. were separated from the digni-
taries by a railing.
Admiral Coghland and Governor In
signares exchanged the regulation for
ralities. the crowd listening atten-
lively. The governor said he would re-
turn the visit Immediately. whereupon
Admiral Coghlan and his party re-
turned to the Olympia
The officers were in no way mo-
tested or annoyed by the crowd, which
followed them closely all the time.
Neither by words nor looks did the
populace display any hostility. The
Colombian battery fired rear admiral
salute as Admiral Coghlan pulled on
for the Olympia.
About 3 o'clock in the afternoon
Governor Insignares, accompanied by
a numerous retinue, boarded the
Olympia for the return visit and re-
NAMED for 10 minutes When the
governor and his retinue we're disem-
barking the Olympia fired governors
salute of II guns and Immediately
thereafter hoisted anchor and steamed
out OF the lagoon.
While Admiral Coghlan and other
Americans were treated civilly and
courteously. Aad while their visit was
not marked by the slightest unpleas-
ant or untoward incident, 1t was evil
dent that the authorities at Cariagena
we're not glad to see the Olympia. and
were very glad when she took her de-
parture.
Comparatively little information as
70 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 con
centrating troops at Barranquilla and
moving them toward Titumati in small
numbers. There are probably 1900 Co
lombian soldiers at Titumau and vi
cinity today. and this number Is grad
ualiy being increased.
Minister Beaupre had a good trip
down the Magdalena river. and was
greatly gratifed that the Olympia had
been sent to Cartagena on his arrival
The BOgotan authorities extended
every courtesy to the minister, who
left Bogota in a special train, and was
carried down the river on a special
steamer.
The Associated Press correspondent
questioned Minister Beaupre concern
ing the situation, but the minister en-
phatically declined to talk of the po-
litical conditions.