The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-29
WAS NO GLADNESS
AT CARTAGENA BECAUSE OF THE
AMERICANS.
COURTESY TO THE OLYMPIA,
nut NO VAST EFFORTS TO SHOW
FRIENDLINESS OBSERVED.


ties-The Stay of the Olympia Was
Brief.
Colon, Dec. 28.-Admiral CoghFan's
flagship, the cruiser Olympia, arrived
here this afternoon from Cartagena,
bringing A. NJ. Beaupre, United
States minister of Colombia, and Mrs.
Beaupre.
Minister and Mrs. Beaupre arrived
at Cartagena. from Bogota last Satur-
dav and boarded the Olympia on her
arrival yesterday afternoon The Olym-
MIA. Immediately sailed for Colon. Min
lister Beaupre will sail for New York
on the steamer Yucatan tomorrow.
The reception of the Olympia at Car
tagena was friendly. The naval au-
thorities here received instructions
from Washington Christmas Day not
to send the cruiser Atlanta, the con-
verified cruiser Mayflower and the gun
boat Castine to Cartagena with the
Olympia, as previously projected. The
OLYMPIA. therefore, sailed for Carta-
gena alone at daybreak last Saturday,
and arrived off the Boca SHEA en-
trance to the big lagoon, on which
Cartagena is situated, early yesterday
morning.
AS the Olympia neared 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 do
ing.
The Olympia steamed slowly to the
tortous entrance between two old
Spanish forts, which apparently were
deserted and found that the Colom-
ban cruiser had taken up position
a short distance inside, but COM
handing the entrance. 1t was learned
subsequently that the Cartagena had
grounded there and that later she was
towed into port.
The Olympia passed he Colombian
warship and proceeded to Cartagena,
which is eight miles from the en-
trance.
She Fired Her Salute.
Anchoring about mile from the
town, the Olympia hoisted the Colon
bian flag at her main and fired a salute
of twenty-one guns. Shortly after the
Colombian battery at the edge of the
town returned the salute.
Admiral Coghan then sent a boat
ashore to communicate with United
States Consul Orr. but it was learned
that Mr.. Orr had left Cartagena about
a fortnight ago for Barranquilla. The
British vice consul at Cartagena. VINO
is a very sick man and is hardly eX-
pected to live has undertaken to look
after United States interests, pending
the arrival of Mr.. Orr's successor.
Admiral Coghlan then arranged TO
pay an official visit to DR.. lose lnslg-
mares, the Governor of Bolivar, when
he did in the afternoon, accompanied
by Can't Harrison G. o. Colby. Botn
officers We're in full dress uniform.
A big crowd gathered at the docks to
meet admiral Coghlan and Capt. Col
by, and it silently followed the carriage
containing the officers through the
streets to the palace, where announcer
big crowd had assembled.
Gov. Insignares, surrounded by
large number of secretaries and AIDES
received Admiral Coghlan in the large
salon of the palace, 20 which the popu-
lace was admitted. The latter now
ever, were separated from Tie uiS
taries by a railing.
Admiral Coghan and Gov. Insignares
exchanged the regulation formalltles'
the crowd listening attentVely. Ing
Governor said he would return the VISIT
immediat ely, whereupon Adlnl 1,
Coghlan and his party returned 10 Tic
Olympia.
The officers were in no way molested
or annoyed by the crowd Whlcn III hTl-
lowed them closely all the time. Neith-
er by words nor looks did the populace
disniav any hostility. The Colombian
battery fired a rear admlraI salute Ss
Admiral Coghlan pulled off for the
Olympia. ....,o,,
co1arror. missionaries. accompanied by
numerous retinue, boarded the Olympia
for the return visit and remained LOT
fifteen minutes. When the GoVeFHor
and his retinue were disembarKlhg the
OLYMPIA fired a governor salute OF
eayentaan silns and Immediately after
hoisted anchor and steamed out OF the
lagoon. .+hor
Americans were treated clVllly anu
courteously, and while their Visit was
not marked by the slightest unpleasant
or untoward incident. ii was evident
that the authorities at Cartagena were
not glad to see the Olympia ana were
very glad when she took her departure.
Admiral Coghlan was careIui 10
leave at the soonest possible moneht,
evidently remembering the aDsoiute
loyalty of the department or BollVar
to the Bogota government IL IS sus-
pected that the Bogota government nau
spies in Cartagena who were watching
FOR any indications of disloyalty, since
the Cartagenian authorities evidently
desired to avoid all unnecessary friend
illness with the Americans. Governor
Insignares kept himself surrounded by
his staff of secretaries during his in
terviews with Admiral Coghlan, in or
der no doubt to have witnesses to
prove that he was no more friendly
than the circumstances required.
Hut one Political Reference.
No political references were made
during the interviews, except by the
chief of Cartagena customs. who while
aboard the olympia, proposed with
great earnestness a toast to the con-
tinuance of the friendly relations be-
tween the United states and Colon
bla.
Comparatively little information as
to the general situation could be gam
ed al Cartagena. There are probably
$500 troops there, and there are re-
ported 20 be 5000 az Barranquilla. The
government IL doubtless slowly con.
centrating troops al Barranquilla ana
moving them toward Titumati IN small
numbers. There are probably LOO Co
iOmbian soldiers az Titumati and VI
entity to-day and this number ~ grad
unlly being increased.
"a frnaA trim