The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-30
COLON SURRENDERED
Liberals Gave Up the Victory So
Recently Won.
ARE SAD AND D0WNCAST,
thursdays Conference Resulted in
CapitulatiOn.
De LA ROSA REFUSED TREATY
For Himself and Brother Personally but
Accepted for His Men.
LIFE AND LIBERTY GUARANTEED MEN
Rebels Against the Government Who
Surrendered viii Not Be Subjected
to Punishment Under Treaty

Colon, Colombia November 2a-The terms
Of surrender agreed upon at yesterdays
conference held on board tho United States
runboat Marietta and at which the com-
handing officers OF the Marietta. Of the
British cruiser Tribune and of tho French
cruiser Suchet, Lieutenant Commander Me.
Crca or the MschiNs, Captain Perry OF the
Iowa, Generals Aban and Jerrrics, repre-
senting the government OF Colombia. aud
Senior De La Rosa, who represented the
liberal party. were present, are briefly as
follows:
Senior De La Rosa agreed TO surrender the
liberal soldiers now at Colon with their
arms. to Captain Perry at noon today; Cap
tain Perry in hIs turn agreed to hand over
These mon and their arms later In the day
to General Alhan, who in his turn gnnran.
teed life ana liberty 10 all men recently IN
arms against thc conservative government
Of Colombia. The surrender Of arms was
70 be bona fide in every respect
At 1880 this morning a large number
Of marines and blue jackets from the Iowa,
the Marietta and the Machias landed al
Colon and proceeded 10 the barracks Here
the arms belonging to the liberal soldiers
were taken over by the Americans IN the
presence Of Captain Perry, the commanders
OF tho warships above mentioned, the
American, British and French cOnsuls at
Colon and a large concourse OF people who
sympathized with the liberals in their sur
render.
The liberal guard patrolling Colon this
morning appeared sad and downeast.
For years The harhor OF Colon has not
been so crowded ms II is today.
Five men or war and several German,
Italian and British merchant and passenger
steamers, as well as other vessels, are in
port. The only local ship in the harhor Is
The Colombian conservative gunboat Gen.
cral Plnzon. When General Alban received
tho surrender Of the liberals the Pinzon
blow series Of noisy, quick and irregular
notes from ner fog horn, Indicative Of her
JOY at the proceedings. General Albun ia
on board.
The majority Of tho American marines
aud blue jackets have returned to their YES |
sels. The Suchet has landed a detachment |
OF marines on the property Of the French |
canal company. American marines are stlll |
the piers and the railroad station. |
over 200 men entered the city with Gen
eral Albau De La Rosa, In handing Gen
eral Alban his sword, said: II accept the
conditions OF the treaty 10 safeguard the
lives and liberty of my soldiers in Colon.
AS for my brother and myself, we person
ally decline 10 accept the conditions of this
treaty"
Some lnsurgent lighting occurred az Bo-
lilo yesterday morning whore the liberals
made last stand, After tho conference
here yesterday, General Alban returned 10
Panama under a strong American escort.
The town was quiet last night.
The report that the Colombian gunboat
had landed troops at Kennys Blun has not
yet been confirmed. General Francisco Cas-.
tro was wounded In the engagement at
Buena Vista.