Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-14
BATTLE IS EXPECTED
Situation on the Isthmus Of Pan.
ANA Has Reached a Critical
Stage.
Colombian Troops and Rebels
Prepare for a Final Contest
-..Well Armed.
Panama and Colon Said to Be
Crowded With Soldiers..The
Filipinos.

New Orleans, Oct. 1.-THE steamer
arriving from Bocas del Toro brings the
news that the Colombian government
troops and revolutionists on the 18TH
mus are preparing for the final strug-
gle. Both sides are getting all the arms
and ammunition they need. The German
steamer Valencia reached Bocas with
10000 Mauser rifles, recently purchased
in Europe by Colombia, and million
rounds of ammunition, and a number Of
other cargoes are expected.
Most of the supplies and munitions OF
war for the insurgents are going thru
Costa Rica. The head Of the insurgent
government Is at present at San Jose,
the capital of Costa Rica, and is find
ing little difficulty in getting the guns
and ammunition smuggled over the
frontier, which is dense swamp.
The Indications are that both sides
are tired of the guerrilla warfare which
has been going on for several months.
and are enlisting new men. Colon and
Panama are reported crowded with
soldiers. The Colombian government
has secured an American captain and
first officer for the cruiser General Pom
zon, from which they expect good re-
suits. The Ola, the vessel seized by the
revolutionists on the Changu Mola riv-
er, and which caused the government
great anxiety, has been captured final
~, having been found in Crawl Cray
slightly disabled.
The government has seized all boats
belonging to natives and hired several
boats belonging to foreign firms for pa
troll duty along the coast. A boat be-
longing to the German firm of Kroes-
man, Braden & Co. was seized and sent
to Colon few days ago. One of the
owners, Braden, objected, whereupon he
was arrested and also sent to Colon as
IA prisoner. The matter has been laid
before the German consul, and 1t Is
thought that the Colombian officials will
yield rather than become involved with
Germany.
AS result of the defeat Of the liber-.
ais, or revoiutionists at Old Bank some
weeks ago. that village, which boosted
of it's chucrhes and some 1000 inhabi-
jtants, is deserted and without single
llnhabitant. The men were killed or ta-
ken to Bocas and there imprisoned and
the rest of the Inhabitants fled to the
Interior A number of the prisoners
have since been taken out, tried by
drum-head court-martial and shot.
Others are taken out from time to time
and whipped, some of them having re-
ceived as many as 500 lashe.s They are
also being worked on the streets OF Bo-
Gag.
The Colombian government has Of
fered to give any Americans who will
settle at Old Bank deeds to any of the
confiscated houses they may select, as 1t
is anxious to repeople the place. The
revolutionists are reported strong in
the mountains In the interior. There
are several detachments at Carquentin
Cana Beral and Cocle. They have lew
led forced contributions wherever they.
have gone. and have in consequence
ruined business on the coast. Laresone,
who commanded the revolutionists at
Old Bank, has died from wounds re-
ceived at the battle there, and from lack
of medical treatment. the insurgents
having no medical officers whatever
with them. The insurgents are receiv-
ing constant assistance from Nicaragua
and several filibustering expeditions
from Nicaragua have reached Colombia.