The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-06
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Admiral Coghlan Visits Cover
nor Of BOLIVAR.
is GIVEN FRIENDLY RECEPTION.

Cruiser Returns to Colon with Minis
ter Beaupre-colombia Represent
! atives Closing Up Legation at Wash
inston-Reyes PREF ares to Leave.
Colon, Dec. 29-Admiral Coghlan's
i flagship, the cruiser Olympia, arrived
here from Cartagena, bringing A. M.
Beaupre. United States minister to
Colombia and Mrs. Beaupre. Mr..
Beaupre will sail for New York on.
the Yucatan today.
Mr.. Beaupre is going home on g
leave of absence, which has been long
deferred. He. said that 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, only
about ten in Bogota and some pros
pectors in Antioquia and other places,
were in no danger of molestation.
The reception of the Olympia at
Cartagena was friendly. AS the
Olympia ran in toward the entrance of
the big lagoon on which Cartagena is
situated she deserted the Colombian
cruiser Cartagena four miles distant
making every effort to reach the en-
trance and to pass into the lagoon
/! ahead of the Olympia. which she sue
ceeded in doing. The Olympia steamed
slowly to the tprtuous entrance be-
tween two old Spanish forts, which
apparently were deserted, and found
that the Colombian cruiser had taken
| up position short distance inside,
but commanding the entrance 1t
was learned subsequently that the
Cartagena had grounded there and
later she was towed into port. When
the Olympia passed the Colombian
! warship she hoisted the Colombian
| flag at her main and fired salute of
twenty-one. 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 Consul Orr, but it was learned
| that Mr.. Orr had left Cartagena a
fortnight ago for Barranquilla. The
British vice consul at Cartagena, who
is very sick man and is hardly ex-
pecfed to live, had undertaken to look
after the United States interests. Ad-
miral Coghlan then arranged to pay an
official visit to DR.. Insignares, the gov
ernor of Bolivar, which he did, accom-
panied by Captain Harrison Colby.
Governor lnsignares, surrounded by
a large number of secretaries and
aides, received Admiral Coghlan in
the large salon of the palace, to which
the populace was admitted Admiral
Coghlan and Governor Insignares ex.
changed the regulation formalities,
the crowd listening attentively. The
| governor said he would return the
visit Immediately, whereupon the ad.
miral and party returned to the Olym-
pia. The officers were in no way mo.
Tested by the crowd. Neither by words
nor looks did the populace display
| any hostility. The Colombian bat
| terry fired rear admiral's salute as
Rear Admiral Coghlan pulled of for
the Olympia. Later the governor, &C
companied by numerous retinue
boarded the Olympia for the return
! visit and remained fifteen minutes
When the governor and party were
disembarking the Olympia fired gov.
ernor's salute of seventeen guns and
| Immediately thereafter hoisted anchor
and steamed out of the lagoon While
4 Admiral Cophlan and other Americans
were treated civi!ly and courteously
1 and while their visit was not marked
by the slightest unpleasant or unto
ward incident, it was evident that the
authorities at Cartagena were not
very glad to see the Olympia and were
glad when she took her departure
Admiral Coghlan was careful to leave
at the soonest possible moment, evi
IDENTIFY remembering the absolute 10y
atty of the department Of Bolivar tc
the Bogota government.
4 Comparatively little information as
to the general situation could be OBJ
tanned at Cartagena. There are prob
ably $500 troops there and there are
reported to be 5000 at PNrranquilla
The government is doubtless slowly
concentrating troops at Barranquilli
and moving them toward Titumati il
small numbers. There is probably
1900 Colombian soldiers at Titumat
and vicinity and this number is grad
ually being increased.
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