The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-25
Foreign Minister Notified That
Government Troops viii At
tempt to Regain Possession Of
the City
BREASTW0RKS ERECTED
IN STREETS OF PANAMA
It is Thought the Liberals viii
Soon Attack That City and
Government is Determined to
Make a Firm Stand and Fight
to the Last Ditch

Colon, Nov. 24.-As a result Of an
exchange of notes between the United
States gunboat Machias and the Gem
eral Pinzon, Ignacio FOLIAGE, COM
handing the Pinzon, which has 600
men on board, has officially notified the
American, British and French war
ships now in the harbor that he in
tends to lombard Colon at noon to-
morrow, thus giving "a hours notice
The various cohsuls are notifying their
respective fellow citizens that refuge
may be had on board the warships.
To lombard the town of Colon 1t is
absolutely necessary to fire across the
railroad tracks and the railroad em-
ployes will probably refuse to work.
Lieut.. Commander McCrea, of the Ma
ehias. is the senior naval officer and he
awaits Instructions from Washington
regarding the threat to lombard.
There is much excitement in Colon.
The afternoon passenger train, which
should have arrived here at 6 o'clock,
had not arrived at s.
Breastworks are being erected In the
public thoroughfares of Panama. The
townsfolk 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 its intention to contest every
inch of ground If an entrance to the
city is effected.
1t is reported that 10 who were in
Jured at Prequito We're landed on the
island of Taboga. to avoid creating
alarm in Panama. Taboga is about 5
miles from Panama
The government Is very anxious that
marines should be landed from the
Gtof LaN I...t
Capt. Perry, her commander, has not
complied with this request.
The Boycaya returned to Panama today
with Gen. Alban and a few men. The
government. claims to have effected a
landing at ChQrrera, routing the enemy
and recovering all the prisoners previous
ly reported taken, with the exception Z
two Among the number recovered, ae-
cording TO the government version, is the
Alcalde Of Taboga.
The Liberal version of the Incident is
that the Alcalde was afraid to fight, and
when captured offered Domingo Diaz, the
Liberal leader $1,000 II he would release
him. that the offer was accepted and that
the Alcalde was allowed TO go after giving
his word Of homer not to attempt 10
escape. The Liberals also assert that
Gen. Alban effected a landing a Chorrefa
after the Liberals had withdrawn 10 loin
the Liberal forces marching to the em-
pire station.
- ~ hHstTAtu lIlhl lHt Steamer IldEltng
which the Liberals recently captured from
the government, escaped the Boycaya un-
der cover of night: but 1t is generally be-
lieved that she went TO Tumaeo some
time ago.
The government claims that the Chor-
rera troubles are now momentarily *
pected at Panama, and that on their mr.
rival there preparations viii be made to
attack the Liberal advance guard, and
that these will not cease until Colon has
been recaptured.
Great hopes are entertained that the
authorities at Baranquia will send big
reinforcements to land there and crush
the invaders.
1t Is reported that the Liberal gunboat
Almirante Padilla. with Gen. Herrera on
board. left La Libertad San Salvador,
Nov 81, bound for Panama. The United
States gunboat Concord. Commander
Harry Knox, arrived at Panama yester-
day.
Colon has become red city being In
Liberal hands. A large red flag, bearing
the words, "Patria y Liberated" is flying
at the Quartet