Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-11-26
Columbian Commanders Puts
Off Operations, at Colon,
Until Friday Evening.
FOREIGN COMMANDERS REQUEST
A Washington Dispatch Asserted, 1t
Was Pretty Well Understood There,
That There Would Be No Bernhard
ment Without Sufficient Notice.

Colon, Colombia, Nov. 26.--Transit
across the isthmus has been stopped.
Marines from the United States bat
tleship Iowa, at Panama, have been
landed to protect the railroad and are
now on the line where the lighting Is
going on.
The commotion in the streets as
this dispatch was sent is ended and
calm now reigns. There is no jubila.
ton, which Is evidence that the Lib.
eral army is not advancing toward
Panama. It is reported to have been
defeated at Matachin by General AL
bans command The latter is said to
be pushing on Colon.
At a conference about l O'Clock
Monday morning on board the
British cruiser Tribune, at which
General Ignacio Feliaco, Senior de
la Rosa, secretary of General
Diaz, and the commanders of the
foreign warships were present, the
general agreed. at the request of
the naval commanders, and on the
ground of humanity, having in view
the large foreign population of Colon,
not to land troops here or open fire
on the town before o'clock Friday
evening
The Colombian gunboat General
Pinzon is badly off for provisions, and
the commanders of all the warships
agreed to supply her with the neces.
sary stores. The gunboat has not yet
returned to Colon, and her where.
abouts is unknown.
U. S. Marines on Guard.
Colon, Nov 26-An armed guard
of marines from the United States
battleship Iowa has re-established the
transit across the isthmus and details
from the Iowa's marines are now pro.
tecting each passenger train.
There has been fierce fighting at
Empire station, on the railroad line
between Panama and Colon, between
the insurgents and the troops of the
Colombian government, with very
heavy losses on both sides.
Washington, Nov. 26.--It is pretty
well understood here that there Is to
be no bombardment of Colon by
either side. While Commander Nc.
Crea was given wide discretionary
power and nothing was said to him
about stopping the bombardment di.
rectly. nevertheless the state depart.
ment established a precedent in these
matters last year when it instructed
Mr.. Gudger to warn some insurgents
at Panama that they would not be al
lowed to lombard that port. II the
government troops on the PfnzOn
should persist in their purpose, it is
said that the commanders of the vari-
Gus warships at Colon would require
that ample time be allowed for the
withdrawal of the town of all foreign.
ers, and the attacking force, to escape
restraint, would be obliged to direct
their bombardment with such rare
precision as to destroy the insurgent
denfenses without harming the rail
road property, and even without en-
dangering the passage OF trains, con-
ditions probably not to be met.
The secretary of the navy tele-
graphed Captain Perry, of the Iowa,
to assume full command of all the
United States naval forces on both
sides of the Isthmus in order to in
sure harmonious operations. A dis
patch from Gudgers said:
Our troops have arrived ~ Mata-
chin, one-half of the way across the
isthmus. No obstruction. and Colom-
wan SWIM II oSCiiiCh W bt tltIl +
Gus over tie insurgents
Mr.. Herran, charge d'affaires of
the Colombian legation. yesterday re-
ceiyed the following eablegram:
Panama, Nov 25
Colombian Minister, Washington
Rebel army completely defeated
at Culehra and Emperado. Governor
marched last night upon Colon. Traf
fc interrupted yesterday, but will be
re.established today
Arizona acting GOVERNOR"
The state department received CON
tirmation Of the reported defeat Of
the Liberal troops by the Colombian
government troops. This came in
cablegram from Consul General
Gudger, at Panama, yesterday after
noon, in which he said that the rail
road Is now unobstructed and that the
government forces have been victori-
GUS over the revolutionists. He
further reported that the blue jackets
from the Machias have gone inland
and now occupy a point midway of
the isthmns
Railway Transit Established.
Later advices, while showing the
situation on the isthmus to be still
unsettled contain the inform, alton