Show y WAR OF THE REPUBLICS desperate fighting has lately taken place new york aug 13 sanor arturo DC balgard consul for colombia in this city has received the following cable dispatch from acting governor aristides arjona ot pana ana traffic continues unhindered predatory warfare carried on around railroad has produced no alarm general situation Is satisfactory the railroad referred to in this mes pago Is that owned by the panama railroad company for the protection ot which president J ednanl rsm niona has asked this government to tend a warship consul general de balgard characterized as untrue the assertion by the revolutions ats that they have men under arms in the department of panama it Is also untrue he said that the government has alone nothing to conciliate the liberals president has issued several decrees guaranteeing breedom the government does not as has been stated persecute the families of the revolutionists in tact the family of gen Is in bogota now enjoying the same privileges as mine would were they there the steamer alene has just arria od from Savan llla and cartagena one of her officers said very little news Is permitted to get out although it is known on the coast that some desperate fighting has recently staken place in the interior |