The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-04
COLOMBIA ALMOST QUIET
FEW INSURGENT BANDS wAGING
GUERRILLA WARFARE.
Generally, However, the Country Is
Peaccful-LiberaI Leaders Ex-
pecteG to Surrender.

COLON. Colombia, Dec s.-According to
news just received here the interior of the
country is almost entirely quiet. Only
few scattered and Insignificant insurgent
bands are here and there waging guerrilla
warfare. This causes the government no
anxiety.
The triumph of the Colombian Conserva-
tive government on the isthmus will doubt
less intellectually strengthen the govern
ment's hands. A peace commission COM
posed of Florencia Arosemena, represent
ing prominent Liberals of Panama, Man.
uel Amador, representing the Colombian
government, and General De La Rosa, sec
rotary to the insurgent General Domingo
Diaz, who will act guide, has already
started for the interior to obtain an inter-
view with Generals Diaz and Lugo and to
induce them to give up the struggle and
return to Panama Senior Amador is en-
powered to grant reasonable terms to Gen
Diaz in the name of the government The
peace commissioners are expected 70 return
TO Panama to-day. 1t is already rumored
however, that Generals Diaz and Lugo are
about to surrender. Pananome, in the de-
partment of Panama, and the port of Tu-
maco. in the department of Cuacave, are
now the only points under Liberal control.
Considering the present strength of the
government on the isthmus. owing to the
reinforcements landed here by the Colom-
bian gunboat General Pinzon and the IA
cility with which this ship can bring in
additional forces from Barranquilla and
other coast points, and owing to the COM
parative quiet in the interior. it is not I'M
reasonable to conclude that the govern
ment will soon be victorious at Pananome
and Tumaco. There IS possibility of fur
Their bloodshed at these places. but Gen.
Adams recent successes seem to make GER
tain their capture.
The best element of the Liberal party in
Panama say they would prefer the pres
ent Conservative government than Lib
eral government if the latter is brought
about by Liberal General Porras, for they
assert, Porras fights not for true Liberal
ism, but for purely selfish ends.
The guard of American marines, which
up to to-day has been stationed in front
of the offices of the railroad company
here, has been withdrawn. A small detail
of marines still accompanies the passenger
trains across the isthmus. Both ends of
the isthmus are quiet and orderly.
News from Boca del Toro is expected
upon the return here of the British cruiser
Tribune.
Among the prominent persons killed on
the government side during the recent en-
gagements the isthmus were Colonel
Manuel Pachon, Capt. Danian Espinosa,
Lieut.. Julio Ramos, Major Molinares and
Everado Paroles. Capt. Ferro and Lieut..
Chevalier Ramos were gravely wounded.
Gen. Francisco Castro, Lieut.. Col. Cobis
and Major Huertas were slightly wounded.
Just prior to the capture of Colon the
Liberal Generals Patino Cortisoz and
Triana were all three drowned in an i'm
prudent attempt in a small boat and
through a rough and high sea- to reach,
surprise and seize the Colombian gunboat
Gen. PinZon On the side of the Liberals
Gen San S. Zuniga was killed in Culebra
engagements while Seniors Bunevasta
Moihos, De La Rosa and Amado Agueilar
were wounded. Col. Barrera was also
wounded in this engagement. He was shot
in the leg Thursday morning and was only
found Friday afternoon in helpless con-
dition. He is now doing well at Colon
where he has made many friends