New-York tribune., 1901-11-25
TO lombard COLON.
THREAT OF A COLOMBIAN
GTNBOAT.
TwENTY-FOUR HOURS NOTICE GIVEN To
FOREIGN WARSHIPS IN THE HARBoR
WILL. STOP RAILWAY TRAFFIC.

FOREIGN wARsHIPs IN THE HARBoR
Will. STOP RAILWAY TRAFFIC.
Colon. Colombia, Nov. A.-The Colombian
gunboat General Pinzon arrived in this harhor
at $50 o'clock this morning.
AS result of exchange of notes between
the United States gunboat Machias and the
General Pinzon. Ignacto Foliaco. commanding
the Pinzon, which has six hundred men on board.
has officially given notice the American. Brit
ish and French warshps In the harhor
that he intends to lombard Colon at to-
morrow (NIonday), thus giving twentyfour
hours notice.
The various consus are giving notice to their
respective fellow citizens that refuge may be
had on board the warshps.
To lombard the town of Colon 1t is absolutely
necessary to fire across the railroad tracks. and
the railroad employees Will probably refuse TO
! work.
Lieutenant Commander McCrea- OF the Ma
chias. is the senior naval officer. and he awaits
instructions from Washington regarding the
| threat to lombard
! There is much excitement in Colon.
The afternoon passenger train. which should
have arrived here at O'Clock. had not arrived
| at 8
The Pnzon will not be permitted to land the
| troops she IS carrying. If such an attempt is
| made the Liberals assert they will fire on them
| II is thought the landing of government troops
| from TIE sunboat sh6uIt De Effected up the
| Chagres River. in the direction of Gatun Sta
tion and at a point about five miles from Colon.
! or on the beach south Of Colon where fighting
| would he permissible.
sehor Delarosa, secretary to General Domingo
Diaz arrived here yesterday Generals Diaz
and Lugo are expected at Colon shortly.
The capture of Colon by the Liberal forces is
already known at savanilla. and doubtless at
| Bogota
THE SITUATION AT PANAMA.
Breastworks are being erected In the public
| thoroughfares Of Panama. The townsfolk IN
| the vicinity Of these hastily removing 10
safer places All persons known to be Liberals
| are arrested on sight The government has de-
clared its intention contest every inch of
| ground if an entrance 10 the city Is effected
| II IS reported that some seventy who were
| wounded al Perequito We're landed on the island
| Of Taboga, facing Panama Harbor. to avoid
! creating alarm in Panama. Taboga Is about
| eight miles from Panama.
The government is very anxious that marines
| should be landed from the United States battle
| ship Iowa. but Captain Perry. her commandeT
| has not complied with this request
| The Bovaca returned TO Panama a second
| time yesterday afternoon. with General Alban
| and a few men. The government claims to have
| effected a landing at Chorrera. routing the en-
| emy and recovering all the prisoners previously
| reported taken. with the exception OF two
| Among the number recovered. according to the
! government version, Is the Alcalde Of Taboga.
| The Liberal version of the incident is that the
| Alcalde was afraid to fight and when captured
| offered Domingo Diaz the Liberal leader. $1,000
| II he would release him; that the offer was ac-
| cepted and that the Alcade was allowed to go
| after giving his word of honor not to attempt
! 70 escape. The Liberals also assert that General
| Aiban effected "A landing Chorrera after the
| liberals had Withdrawn to join the Liberal
| forces marching to the Empire Station
| 1t is asserted that the steamer Darien, when
| the Liberals recently captured from the govern
| ment escaped the Boyaca under cover of nlGh''
| but 1t Is generally believed that she went u
| Tumaco some time ago
| The government asserts that the Chorrera
| troops are momentarily expected at Panama anu
| that on their arrival there preparations VIII DC
| made to attack the Liberal advance guard, anu
| that these will not until Colon mas peeh
| recaptured.
| Great hones are entertained that the news Oh
| the canturc of Colon will induce the authorities
| at Barranquilla to send big relnforcements u
| land at Colon and annihilate the enemy
| 1t is reported that the Liberal gunooat AIN,
| rante Padilla, with General Herrera on ooaIu'
| left La Iibertad, San Salvador, November ~
bound for Panama.
The United States gunpoat oohcoiu'
mander Harry Knox arrived at Panama yes
terday .a,
Colon has become a red city. being In Lioeiai
hands A large red flag bearing the "oiu7
"Patria Libertad' is flying at the Quartet