The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-12-31
CRUISER OLYMPIA
AT CARTAGENA
Was a Formal Visit 10 Bring
Minister a. M. Beaupre
to Colon.
RECEPTION WAS FRIENDLY
A Colombian Cruiser Sailed in Ahead
of tho Olympia and Commanded
the Observation-Disclosures Not
MoIested.

Colcn, Dec. 30.-Ad.nir2l Coghlan's
flagship, the cruiser Olympia, arrived
here from Cartagena, bringing A. NJ
Beaupre, United States minister tt
Colombia. and Mrs. Beaupre.
Minister and Mrs. Beaupre arrived
at Cartagena from Bogota last Satur-
arrival. fac Olympia Immediately
sailed for Colon. Minister Beaupre
will sail Tor New York on the steamer
Yucatan.
The reception of the Olympia at Car
tagena was friendly. the naval author
tiles here received instructions from
Washington Christmas day not to SEND
the cruiser Atlanta, the converted
cruiser MayfioWer and the gunpoat
Castine to C~artagena, with the olympia
as previously projected.
The Olympia therefore sailed for
Cartage.la alone at daybreak last Sat
urday, and arrived off the Boo Chicha
entrance to the big lagoon on which
.;artagena is situated. AS the Olympia
ran in toward the entrance she descrlb-
ed the Colombia cruiser Cartagena four
miles distant making every effort to
reach the entrance and to pass into the
lagoon ahead of the Olympia, which
6ne SQcceeQeQ i'll DONG.
The Olympia steamed slowly to the
tortuous entrance between two old
Spanish forts. which apparently were
deserted, and found that the Colombian
cruiser had taken up a position a short
distance inside, but commanding the
entrance. 1t was learned subsequent
ly that the Cartagena had grounded
there and that later she was lowed into
port.
The Olympia passed the Colombian
Warship and proceeded to Cartagena,
which Is eight miles from the entrance.
Exchange Statutes.
Anchoring about a mile from the
town the Olympia hoisted the Colom-
bian flag at her main and fired a salut
of twenty-one guns. Shortly thereaf-
ter theC Colombian battery, at the edge
of town, returned the salute.
Admiral Coghlan then sent a boa
ashore to communicate with United
States Consul Orr, but it was learned
that Mr.. Orr had left Cartagena about
q fortnight ago for B~arranquilla. The
British vice consul at Cartagena, who
is a very sick nan and is hardly ok
pected to live, had 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.. Jose Insign-
ares. the governor of Bolivar, which he
did in the afternoon. accompanied by
Captain Harrison CT O. Colby. Both
officers were in full dress uniform.
AHbig crowd gathered at the docks to
meet Admiral Coghlan and Captain
Colby, and it silently followed the car
riage containing the officers through
the street' to the palace, where an
other big crowd had assembled.
Governor Insignares, surrounded by a
~ 80 l-.Ez ~ 5000 49, - $50
received Admiral Coghlan in the large
salon OF the palace, to which the
populaccWas admitted. The latter, how
aver, We're separated from the dig
nitaries by a railing.
Admiral Coghland and Governor
Insignares exchanged the regulation
5formalities, the crowd listening at
tentively. The governor said he would
return. the Visit Immediately. where
returned to the Olympia.
The officers were In no way molested
or annoyed by the crowd. which fol-
lowed them closely all the time. Nei-
Their by words nor looks did the pop
ulace display any hostility. The CO.
lombian battery fired d rear admiral's
salute as the admiral pulled off for
the Olympia.
Gov. ~lnsisnares Visited
About 3 o'clock in the afternoon
Governor Insignares, accompanied by
a numerous retinue. boarded the Olym-
.pia for the return visit, and remained
for fifteen minutes. When the govern
orr and his retinue were disembarking1
the Olympia fired al governors salute
OF seventeen guns. n Immediately
thereafter hoisted anchor and steamed
;1utzS0ff the
While Admiral CoglIan and other
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3courteously, and while their visit was
not marked by the slightest unpleasant
or untoWard incident, 1t was evident
the authorities at Cartagena We're
not very glad to see the Olympia, and
We're glad when she took her departure.
Admiral Coghlan was careful to leave
at the soonest possible moment, evil
IDENTIFY remembering the absolute 10y
atty of the department OF Bolivar to-
the B0gota government.
1T lis believed that the Bogota gov
eminent had spies I'M Cartagena who]
were carefully Watching for n evil
dence OF disloyalf.'. since the Carta-
genan authorities evidently desired to
avoid all inns aessary sfriendliness with
b Americans. Governor Instgnares
kept himself surrounded by his starr
OF secretaries during his interviews
with Admiral Coghlan. In order, no
dohbf, TO lave witnesses to prove fhafl
neSWas no more friendly than the cir
cuInstances required.
No political references were made
during the interviews, except by the
of the Eartagena custom houses.
who while aboard the Olympia. prn5j
posed with great earnestness d toast
10 sht. continuance OF the friendly re-
tie..s- Gtafas - ~
Colombia.
Gained Little information.
Comparatively little information E.
xosthe general situation could 30 aains1
7 Gaitagetla. There are probabIvl
3s60e trooPa there,and there nre ~
ported toSbe 5000 at Barranqutlla. NJ
government III doubtless slowly cuieans
Strati11g troops at Barra1duflia ~
axnoying them toward Titulnati nssrnali
Theresare probably 1900
soldiers at TttarnaI vicinity
gag aIad thts number i gradually being
Minister Heaupre had i good ::r,n
down n Ma9dalena river. 4 was
greatly sratfiied to fnd thatsthe oivnns
pfa had been sent to- C~artaRena AZ s5stal
tendsd every courtesy Is the7fninisfaJS
who Isft Bosota III q special train and
pAs carried dowI the river ofis 81 snactn
fnd1vtnTs5E EHAN