The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-08
HATE REYES RULE.
WOULD OVERTHROW HEAD OF CO., iOM5iA.
British Report Activities Among Rev. olutionists Tn Southern Republic -rusion Of Political Par
 ties May Result.

Colon, July 7S-A revolution has broken out In the Republic oS Colom- bia, apparently against the govern. ment of Rafael Reyes the President of the republic who Is now in London according 10 the British ship Mediter- ranean just arrived from Savanilla, Ba- ranquilla. and it's seaport Savanilla. seventeen miles away are the hands of the revolutionists.
 Private letters received here from Colombia report that the town of Sam ta Marta also has fallen to the rev. olutionists but the message brings no confirmation of this.
 The trouble began Sunday morning at BaranAuilla and ended In the spec dy overthrow of the governmental au- thorities at that point, There was little resistance and the rebels were quickly successful. Two hundred men armed with rifles then marched down to savanilla and took that port with out firing a single shot. Only one prisoner was taken. the captain of the port and he was sent back to Rar- ranquilla
 A Colombian gun boat was seen Monday night approaching Cartagena. but no news of what has occurred at that city has reached Colon.
 When the Mediterranean left the Colombian coast 1t was rumored that an American warship was expected momentarfly at one of the coast ports.
 Persons well versed in Colon bia n politics are of the opinion that this movement is the beginning of 4 fus,on Of all political parties against inc Reyes government
 General Rafael Reyes has been Pres. ident of Colombia since January. fa05 having attrCaadaA election. His term of office does moi expire until 1914. Up to the present time the republic under his adminis- tratfon has been free from revolution or any serious internal trouble In Mo- vember of 1903, the State of Panama. then an integral part of the Colombian republic. proclaimed its independence, which was speedily recognized by the United States.
 A tripartite treaty between the re- public Of Panama, the Colombian re- public and the United States. settling the controversies arising out of the separation of Panama from Colombia was concluded. the early part of this year and the agreement was ratified bv the United States Senate ana the Pan. anna Senate in February.
 News reports from the republic have indicated that the old bitterness at the loss or Panama still lives. and that there was discontent over the terms under which Panama was to Assume a portion of the Colon bian debt.
 This was the situation when Presi- dent Reyes suddenly left Bogota and made his way down to Santa Marta and quietly boarded an English shin that left half an hour later for London, on June 10.
 Since Reyes's departure, acting Presi- dent Holquin has put into effect vari- ous measures looking for greater econ omy in administration. particularly the abolition of various consulates and ministries and large number of other offices which have resulted in a yearly saving of something like $s,00O, 900.
 In London Reyes announced his in- tention of returning to Colombia and resuming the presidency, denied that there was anything in the report that he had abandoned his office, and said he would return at once should there be a revolutionary outbreak.