Arizona republican., 1901-11-29
DARkENEO AT NIGHT
Colon Will B, Surrendered to the Government Today-Instead of a Battle There Was a Conference in Which the Belligerents and Foreigners Are Said to Have Ar ranged the End of the War.

Colon, Colombia, Nov. 2S.-The liber- als are jubilant over the fact that AL bans forward march has been stopped coupled with reasonable hopes that Gen. Domingo Diaz, with reinforce ments of liberals from Chorrera, will soon arrive on the scene of action and attack Gen. Alban in the rear. This has changed the aspect of affairs at Panama. Achievements of govern ment troops have been joining General Alban. This Is the anniversary of the always been a holiday at both ends of the railroad line. but now all is deep sorrow, and gloomy forebodings occu- py every mind, for many a crimson depot between Colon and Panama marks the place where brave men have fallen.
 Leading merchants of Colon have called on the United States and British consuIs to ascertain what steps were to be taken to protect the town from possible violence, should the state of affairs become more critical. They were assured that marines from warships would, in case of necessity be landed to protect life and property.
 At 1:20 D. m. General Alban arrived here and was received at the railroad station by guards of the United States gunboat Machias and the British sec oad class cruiser Tribune. The govern ment commanders came to arrange the terms for discontinuing the struggle.
 The conference between the liberal and conservative representatives and frrra warships here was not held on shore. but on board the United States gun
 boat Marietta in the harbor. The com manding officers of the Marietta, of the
 British cruiser Tribune and of the French cruiser Suchet and Lieutenant
 Commander McCrea, of the Machias and Captain Perry of the Iowa, were present as were Generals Alban and Jeffries, representing the government of Colombia, and Senor De La Rosa, sec
 retary to Gen. Domingo Diaz, who rep resented the liberal party of Colombia
 No information of the result of this conference has been made public and none of the details of the understand
 ing has leaked out. It can be said upon the best authority, however, that the liberals will surrender Colon tomorrow to the government authorities. United States marines guard Colon tonight. Many unreliable statSments concern ing the terms of surrender are current on shore, but the only men informed in this regard refuse to answer questions. Colon is quiet but much anxiety pre- vails.
 PERRY SUSTAINED. Washington, Nov. 2S.-Naval officers here are disconcerted at the ill-feeling exhibited toward Captain Perry at Panama, because he will not allow the railway to be used for the transporta-
 ton of armed troops. After q careful examination of precedents and the ! treaty under which the United States |, is now made absolutely responsible for ! the safety of traffic across the isthmus. 1 they declare that Captain Perry had no alternative
 | Had he allowed the Colombian gov ernment forces to use the road on the Panama end, as they desired, he must of necessity have yielded the same right to the liberals, who hold the : Colon end of the line. The result would | inevitably have been conflicts, and the provisional line would prevent the free
 transit, that Captain Perry is there | to maintain. Therefore, his attitude is
 held by the navy department to be en- | tirely correct.