The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-04
Only a Few Scattered Bands of
Insurgents Are Left to Fight Of
the Force That Captured Colon
So Easily
PEACE COMMISSION
TO ACT AT ONCE
Has Started For the Interior to
Interview Generals Diaz and
Lugo and Induce Them to Give
Up the Struggle and Return to
Panama
Panama

Colon, Dec. 3.-According to news just
received here the interior of the country
is almost perfectly quiet. Only few
scattered bands of insurgents are here
and there waging guerilla warfare, This
causes the government no anxiety.
The triumph of the Colombian Con-
servative government on the isthmus will
doubtless intellectually strengthen the
composed of Florencio AroSemena, rep
resenting the Colombian government,
and Gen. De La Rosa, secretary to the
insurgent general, Domingo Diaz who
will act as guide, has already started
for the interior to obtain an interview
with Gems. Diaz and Lugo ana 70 lnduee
them to give up the struggle ana return
to Panama. Senior Amador is empowered
to grant reasonable terms to Gen. Diaz
in the name of the government Inc
peace commissioners are expected 10 re-
turn to Panama today.
1t is already rumored, however, Ilal
Gen. Diaz and Lugo are about TO sur.
render Pananome, in the department OF
Panama and the port of Tumaco, In the
department of cauca, are now the only
points under Liberal control.
Considering the present strength of the
government on the isthmus, owing to the
reinforcements landed here by the
Colombian gunboat Gen. Pinzon and the
facility with which this ship can bring
in additional forces from Baranquilla
and other coast points, and owing to the
comparative quiet in the interior II is
not unreasonable to conclude that the
government will soon be victorious at
Pananome and Tumaco. There is a pos
siblity of further bloodshed at these
places, but Gen. Adams recent successes
seem to make certain their capture.
The best element Of the Liberal party
in Panama say they would prefer the
Liberal government f the latter IS
brought about by the Liberal genera elI A
not for true Liberalism, but for purely
| selfish ends. The guard of American
marines which up to today has been
| stationed In front of the ofiices OF tne
railroad company here has been with
| small detail of marines stu accom-
panies the passenger trains across the
isthmus. Both ends Of the isthmus are
! quiet and orderly. News from Boeas
| del Toro is expected upon the return
here of the Birth cruiser Tribune.
| Among the prominent persons killed on
| the government side during the recent
| engagements on the isthmus were Col.
Manuel Pachon, Capt Damian Espinosa,
Lieut.. Julio Ramos, Mai. Molinares and
| Bverardo Paroles. Capt. Ferro and
| Lieut. Chevalier Ramos were seriously
wounded. Gen. Francisco Castro, Lieut..
Col. Cobos and Maj. Huertas were slight
| Just prior to the capture of Colon the
| lhberal generals fauilo, W.T. lsoH d d
Triana were all three drowned in an i'm,
prudent attempt, in a small boat anC
through a rough and high sea, to reach
surprise and seize the Colombian gun
boat Gen. PinZon.
On the side of the Liberals Gen. SaI
Zuniga was killed in the Culebra en-
gagement, while Senores Buenavista
Moihes, De La Rosa and Amadeo Aguilal
were wounded. Col. Barrera was alsC
wounded in this engagement He was
shot in the leg Thursday morning anC
was only found Friday afternoon in q
helpless condition. He is now doing well
at Colon, where he has made many
friends.
Among the non-combatants and gov
| ernment officials killed in Colon are
senior Muskus, chief of the department
of Hacienda" Cfinance), and Senior Jaen
Judge of the Criminal Court
The total number of killed and wound
ed on both sides is estimated at about