The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-22
CITY OF COLON
PERFECTLY QUIET
Foreigners Being Bel ..l' .Rl'espec-
ted and Protected.
A PEACE MOVEMENT
Presidency Of Country to Be offered
General Regis.
THE TRAINS UNINTERRUPTED.
United States Will Not Interfere With Any es
tho Fighting, but Will Protect Rails
rosd aud Foreign interests.
General Regis nay
Accept the presi-
THE TRAINS UNINTERRUPTED,
(B; Associated PraAs !

COLON, COLOMBIA, Nov. 21.-The city
Of Colon was perfectly quiet all yesterday
and last night. It is claimed in behalf OF
the liberals that there has been no un-
seenlv behavior. Foreigners are BENG
respected and protected. and transit
across the Isthmus is uninterrupted
The postoffice. prefecture, all the other
government Offices and nearly all the
commercial houses were closed yesterday.
Colonel Barrea, commander OF eiie 60
e1al forces, asserts that he has notlhso
tl,e district representative of the Depart
,nent of the Interior and other lormer
officials Of the government fhat ne l<S
appointed a commission to take over their
offices formally to-day. Senor Espfietia'
a prominent lawyer and counsel lot the
Panama Railroad. is a member OF the
commission.
NO PANIC.
The feeling of the community cannot
he regarded as antagonistc to LloeratstH
The existing conditions have created no
7,anic. hut it is recognized that the lact
that the Liberals hold Colon, whle me
Conservatives arc in possession OF Fan
anna, creates a state OF affairs Which ee'''-
not possibly continue.
rnent troops here numbered a little less
than 12O men 1t was at first reported
that thirty men had been killed and aoout
dead men have since been discovered
General Zeaida commands 1000 Llberai
troops at Gatun railroad station, aEol.t
six miles from Colon. The Llpera!s
claim &c. be in possession OF all the rilll-
road stations between Las Cascades ai'u
sCo1on.-zNn immediate attack on fa fahiiiiisi-
is contemplated.
Colonel Barrea is awaiting the arrival
of Domineo Diaz. the Liberal chief, who
is expected a Colon in a day or two.
When Diaz reaches this city, de1lnlte
plans will be formulated.
The United States gunboat Maohlas, II
is understood. will snot interfere Win
any of the fighting, but will protect the
railroad and foreign interests.
CONFERENCE HELD.
A few armed Liberal troops left Colon
to-day for -Gatun.
United States Consul-General Gudger,
Captain Perry, of the United States bat
tleship Iowa, and the secretaries OF the
Government held a conference at Panama
yesterday The latter claimed that the
conductors of the trains should not have
allowed armed Liberals TO embark on
the train at Las Cascades Captain Perry
replied that the Government should, pro-
tect free transit on the isthmus. and
ought to have prevented the .enbarka-
ton Of the Liberals. Subsequently a let
ter was sent to the Colombian authorities
by the American officials, with reference
to future action. It is not improbable
that the Iowa will shortly land a force
to protect transit.
(Ry Associated Press)
MEXICO CITY. Nov. 21.--GeneraI Te-
dro Ospina and George Holguin, the
former Minister of War Of Columbia, and
the latter formerly Finance Minister. have
arrived here to confer with General Reyes,
member of the Pan-Anarican Con
Gress.
1t is understood that they will offer