Show governor cartagena makes amends for insult to amer can consul the american consulate at carta gena having been twice recently bs smeared with filth rear admiral sigs bee with his flagship the newark was ordered to proceed to cartagena and investigate the circumstances the gunboat newport commander mertz joined the flagship on septem her 25 in a communication to gov arnor louis patron aderial says in part I 1 find your expressions of regret for the acts of indecency on behala of yourself and your government sat Is factory but that has not been given publicity I 1 suggest additional addi tonal eions to prevent the recurrence of such incidents and fuller publicity of the government s express ons of regret to order to avoid a friendly visit assum ing a more difficult feature governor patron complied by aelter abing his regrets |