Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-25
TRAINS STALLED.
None Allowed to Leave Panama
 Yesterday.
LIBERALS WERE ATTACKED.

LIBERALS WERE ATTACKED. Government Gunboat Is Landing
 Troops at Colon-Captain Perry of
 the Iowa Says This Government Has
 Taken Charge of the Isthmian Tran
 sit-The Iowa Has Landed Marines
 at Panama.
 Colon. Colombia, Nov 9 @ a. m.)--- No evening train left Panama yester- day.
 The government troops are attacking tbe liberals at Culebra. The result. so far, is not known.
 The government gunboat Genefal Pinzon left her anchorage, close to W the other warships, last night. and IS no" reported to be landing troops on the north end Of Colon. .
 There is much eommotion in tae streets.
 People are seeking refuge on board fhe United States gunboats Marietul and Afachias, along the railroad and on the piers.
 Washington. Nov 25.-The United States government has taken charge of the isthmian transit. A dispatch re- ceiyed at the navy department to-day from Captain Perry of the battleship Iowa at Panama reports that fact Captain Perry says that General A1Dan with 600 men Is fighting the liberals on the line near Empire. Transit Is III danger of interruption. Captain Perry has landed with q detachment of men from the Iowa and has started with q train to clear transit and also estabiisE detachment of men to keep it so.
 Commander N1eCrea of the Machias, at Colon, has cabled the navy depart ment notifying it of the approaching boInbardment of that town and asking for instructions. He has been instruct ed to take such steps as he deems necessary for the protection of Ameri- can interests at Colon. While no spe- cific statement is made as to the de- tails of this instruction it is understood that it leaves discretionary with Com mander AIcCrea the prevention 2f q bombardment.
 New York, Nov 25.-4Iessages from
  Steamship Co at Colon were received here today at the offices of the com pany. The cablegrams said that seri- ous fighting was expected at Empire, a small place on the line of the Pana-s ma railroad. They also stated that the AIachias, Captain McCrea, had landed more men at Colon and that the Iowa had for the first time landed marines at Panama. They also contained the information that the Colombian gum boat General Pinzon has arrived at Colon under the command of Captain Ignacio Foriaco with troops aboard, from Cartagena, and that the threat ened bombardment of the city of Colon was to take place to-day at 5 o'clock, New York time. They said the city was in the possession of the rebels and that Captain McCrea had forbidden the smelling Of the town.
 Consul-G of Colombia De Bri- gard was at his office early to-day. He said that he expected adyices to-tfay regarding the situation.
 COLON, Colombia, Nov. 25.-The Go Iombian gunboat General Pinzon ar rived in this harbor yesterday. The ex- citement in Colon at once became in- tense. The Pinzon will not be permit ted to land the troops she is carrying at this point. If such an attempt is made, the Liberals assert they will fire on them. It is thought the landing of the government troops from the gunboat should be effected up the Chagres river in the direction of Gatun station and at point about five miles from Colon or on the beach south of Colon, where fighting would be per missible.
 As a result of an exchange of notes between the United States gunboat Ma chias and the General Pinzon, IgnaciO Foliaco, commanding the PinZon, which has 600 men on board. has off cially notified the American, British and French warships now in the har- Dor that he intends to lombard Colon ar noon today, thus giving twenty hours notice.
 The various consuls are notifying their respective fellow citizens that refuge may be had on board the war ships
 To Lombard the town of Colon it is absolutely necessary to fire across the Tailroad tracks, and the railroad em- plOyees will probably refuse to work.
 Lieutenant Commander McCrea of the Machias is the senior naval officer, and he awaits instructions from Wash ington regarding the threat to bom- bard
 Breastworks are being erected in the public thoroughfares of Panama. The fovnsfolk in the vicinity of these are hastily removing to safer places. All persons known to be Liberals are ar rested on sight. The government has declared it's intention to contest every inch of the ground if an entrance to the city is effected. It is reported that some seventy soldiers who were wound ed at Perequito were landed on the is- land of Taboga, facing Panama har- bor, to avoid creating alarm in Pana- ma Taboga is about eight miles from