Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-09-30 | Page 7 | Disregard White Flag

DISREGARD WHITE FLAG, : ; t Colombian Rebels Open Fire on Launch Carrying Reply of f Government to Insurgents. : : Panama Colombia ept 27 The Oov ernment gunboat Chuculto f - left hero this morning escorting a gasoline launch wllh a commission- 4- rr on board bearing lo Iho Insurgent (lemrnl Herrora tho answer of 4- f lien Snlaar, Oovernor of Panoma, to tho formers peace proposal -f - fieoigF. II Parker and 1! Oooilng of Washington and (leorgo Cross of Newport News Va . the American gunners who reiently nrrlveel 4- hero for servile on Government gunboats, wero on board the Chu- 4- culto Tho Government commissioner had been Instructed to deliver Gen Snluzar'B communlinllnn to Gen Ilerrern In person ort Ytgual- 4 ltn( wheru Iho Insurgent lender's forces were teported to lie - When the launch was 11 Utile moro (hon n hunlrod sards fiom f 4- shore-though both boilB wero Using while Hags-tho revolutionists 4 f opened tiro from their entrenchments, and the escape of liny of thosn i- on board was little short of a mliucle Tortunately, tho gunbouU wero 4 prepared for any cnieigencs nnd they Immertialily answered Ihe reb- els' shots with two slx-pounders, silencing the Bhorc fire They then 4- trained (heir guni on the houso In which the rebels had established (heir headquarters, completely demolishing It. and causing the rovolu- -t-4 tlonlsts to tako Hli,ht "" 4- Oen. Salazar Is highly Indignant nt the manner In which his com- 4- mlssloner was received, which Is In striking contrast with his re. 4-4 4-4 ceptlon of Hcrrera's inessenget, who, upon arrival here, was enter- 4-4 4-4 tallied at the Governor's palace and was supptlcd, upon leaving, with 4-4- provisions for himself nnd his crew 4 Tho first service of the gunners has produced a great Impression 4-4 4-4 In Government tlrclis The men am being lionized HMHTTtTTHttttttt ttt4444ff44