The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-14
COLOMBIA FORCES GAINING.
FINAL STRUGGLE WITH REvO-
LUTIONISTS EXPECTED soon.
Roth sides Importing Arms --Covernment
Has Control Of Most Of the Coast and
River vessels -Ccrmans' noat Seized
-InsurEcnt General Dies of Wounds

NEW ORLEANS. la. Oct. ~. A steamer
which arrived to-day from Bocas dol Toro
b1nrSt the nows that h Colombian Govern
mont troops and rcvolutionists on the
I.thmus are preparing for the final struggle.
uo,h sides are getting all the arms and
ammunition they need. Tho German
steamer Valencia reached Docas with
NJ 40 Ma,ser rifles recently. purchased In
Jurors by Colombia. and 100000 rounds
az ammunition. Several other cargoes
arr expected. Most Of tho munitions OF
var for the insurgents nro going through
Costa lica.
m. lead % the iusurgrnt government
l. NJ present at = jose. tho capital Of
,.-'a Rica. There j. LITTLE difficulty la
r.,.ug the guns and ammunition Snug
r.l over the frontier Ia a dense swamp.
ia. Indications arr that both sides are
urdofthe guerrilla warfare which has been
Going on for several months. and arc en-
listing now men. Colon and Panama are
I,farted crowded with older
Tho Colombian Government a &C.
cured an American captain and first officer
for lie cruiser Gen Ponzon from which
they expect good results. The Ola, the
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rhouul Mo.a River which caused the
Clycrnmcnt great anxiety. has been capt
mod. having tsvn found In Crawl Cray
s.gbfly disabled. Tho Government las
,.,iIcl all tho boats belonging 10 natives
And las hired several boats belonging u
foreign firms Tor patrol duty along the coast
A bat belonging 10 b German firm OF
Kroo,man. Braden 4 Co. was seized and
,nnt to Colon a few days ago. The owner,
Mn Brsden, objected. whereupon he was
arrested and also sent 10 Colon as a prisoner.
The matter has been laid before the German
Consul and Il l. thought that the Colombian
oNirials will Weld rather than risk Compli-
cations with Germany.
As a result Of tho defeat Of the revolu-
~tI6nists at Old Bank several weeks ago
that village j. completely deserted anu
without a single inhabltant Ihe men
were killed or taken 20 Booas ana th.Ic
imprsoned. and the rest q IN" lhhapi-
tants fed into tho interior several of tne
prisoners have since hs-n taken out. tried
hy drumhead court-martial and shot. othei
are taken out from time 10 time anu
shipped. some Of them having received as
many az 800 lashes. They are also being
worked on the streets Of Bpcar
The Colombian Government has onered
20 give any Americans who will settle ~ old
pank I.eds To aty II the Cuut~clicd HOUSES
they NAV select. Icing uNiou Ia rePeopie
the place. 49,.
The revolutionists arc reported strong
in the mountains In the interior. There
are several deiachment- az Carquentin,
Cam Beral and Cocle They have levied
forced contributions whcrcver they have
cone and In consequence hav" ruined bu~l,
ness on the coast lafe~on, wh~oCominahd'i
III rayolutiou,-ts at Old Hank, has d'c,
OF wounds received az thu battle there and
of lack Of medical treatment, the insur-
gents having no medical ofic"rs whatever
With them. The insurgents ara receiving
constant assistance from Nicaragua and
several Administering expeditions ron
Nicaragua have reached Colombia