Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-17
Ne SENT AN OFFICER ASHORE.
Colombian Officer TO Whom He Talked
Politely Requested the Atlanta
To Leave.
HIS REQUEST WAS IGNORED.
camp Seemed to be Permanent, Was
well ProvisiOncd, aud Probably In.
tended for Base of Operations.
F1FTY-TH1RD YEAR,

Colon, Dec. 1.-THE United stotos
cruiser Atlanta, Commander William II.
turner returned here last night from
me gulf Of Darien. She discovered Der.
10 a detachment of Colombian troons
numbering virtually about 500 men bnt
according to their statements totalling
hoVo OF 1000 men at Titutamati. on the
western side of the gulf, Just north or
the mouth of the Atrato river The CON,
mahder of the Atlanta sent ashore nm
o,n'eH VINO conversed with the Colon.
o''h COMMANDER The latter protested
ehergeucally against the presence NJ
American warships in Colombian wa
ters lnsomuch as war between Colon.
Dia and the United States had NOT hee,
declared and politely requested the At.
lahta to leave the gulf. because II be-
lonsed to Colombia. Commander Turn
er ignored the request and the Atlanta
returned TO Colon to report TO Roar
Admiral Coghan.
TAKING PROTECTIVE MEASURES
The Colombians are clearly busv win
protective and strengthening measures.
Although they treated the Americans
courteously they decidedly resented the
presence of the Atlanta's landing Marty.
Inc colombian force was composed
partly OF the men landed recently at the
Atrato river by the Colombian cruisers
Cartagena and General Pnzon.
SMALL SCHOONER SIGHTED
Early in the morning of Dec ID the
Atlanta sighted a small schooner in The
center of the gulf of Darien and fol-
lowed her to the western shore, where
the schooner attempted to hide behnd
an islet Lieut. Harlan t. Perril az
the Atlanta was ordered to board her
ana thereupon a whale boat was low
cred and pulled towards the schooner.
Through the courtesy of the naval ON
GERS, the correspondent of the Assoclat-
ed Press accompanied the party I'm the
Whale-boat II was found that The
schooner had on board n hundred armed
colombian soldiers, commanded by Gen,
Ratael NoVo, who said Gen. Daniel Or
tiS, commander-i n-chief of the Colom-
bian forces Of the Atlantic and the Pa
enc mad a large camp mile away on
the mainland
ASKED PERRILL TO LAND.
Gen. Noyo requested Lieut.. Pcrrill TO
land and confer with Gen. ortiz. After
temporarily returning IA mo A,iant,
Lieut.. Perrln went back 70 tho schoon'
err, which in the meantime. had taken
up position off a beach within n small
bay. Great excitement prevailed among
the Coomblans on the whaleboat'. an.
proach. There were repeated cries of
"Vive Colombia" and there was "A sud
den concentration of $50 Colombian SOL
diers on the beach. For some moments
the situation appeared dangerous and
had the appearance OF an ambuscade.
Gen. ORTIZ appeared on the beach when
Lieut., Perrln went ashore. the whale
boat in the meanwhile wing close to
the beach. Gen. Ortiz Insisted that
Lieut.. Perrlli should ny the Colombian
nag az me pow OF the whale-boat or
beceusc e." che v ,s a.; G "Je a, Iet stern
Lieut.. PERIL replied that he did not
have Colombian flag and refused to
lower the Stars and Stripes.
crN opTtz ppoTrerc
Gen. ortiz did not insist upon his so
doing, but he protested In writing
against the presence of the Americans
In Colombian waters. Lieut. Perrill
accepted the protest and conveyed Il TO
Commander Turner, who handed IL 10
Rear Admiral Coghlan on his arrival
here.
During the conference with the Coz
lombians ashore, Lieut., Tsrrill was
surrounded by Gen, Ortlzs STAFF. while