Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-28
Another Version of the Fight.

A special to the New York Herald from
Colon yesterday says: Gen. Alban, with
GOO men, left San. Pablo at 10 this morn
ing and is now at Buena Vista, one mile
distant where fight began soon after his
arrival.
Cen Barrera of the liberals has just ar
rived on horseback. He reports that the
government troops are completely routed,
leaving Gatling gun in the middle of the
track. The liberals, he says, ceased nring
a while, and the government troops rusaed
ahead, when the liberals opened simulta-
neous fire, moving down Adams men, who
thought the liberals were out of ammuni-
ton. However, the government troops
were crawling back to the position at $50
o'clock this evening.
Two wounded liberals brought in from
the field say only three liberals have been
wounded, but none are dead, and that the
railroad track was covered with the gov
ernment troops, dead and wounded They
say the government soldiers are shooting
their own wounded. The train has to stop
to remove bodies from the track before
proceeding and many bodies are floating
down the river. Bullets are dropping in the
town while l write.
Liberal Troops Expected.
Two vessels with liberal troops and am
muntion landed at Cherrerazport yester-
day and are now on the way here. They
are expected to arrive in an hour.
A flotilla of liberal ships, the Oadilla
from Reuador, Monotombe and Darien, are
now at Point Chame. four hours from Pam
anna loaded with ammunition and men.
San Pablo citizens, seeking refuge in the
mountains during the battle yesterday,
spent the night there, and returning this
morning found their houses looted by u e
government troops. There were 600 gov
ernment soldiers in the engagement yester-
day. All but fifty of them were killed CT
| wounded. The liberals lost eleven.
Burying the dead occupied all the morn
| ing. Near Barbacoa bridge many bodies
were swept down the river
Fighting in Progress Today.
Secretary Long received the following ca
blegram this morning from Captain Perry,
commanding the United States forces on the
Isthmus:
PANAMA, November 2s
Secretary of the Navy. Washington:
Parties fought yesterday near Buena
Vista. Stopped firing while passenger
! trains passed Decisive engagement ex-
(signeO PERRY"
A cable message was received at the
| State Department from Consul General
| Gudger at Panama saying that the Co.
| lombians are still fighting along the rail-
| read.
| Capt. Perry's Course Sustained
| Naval officers here are disconnected at
| the ill-feeling exhibited toward Captain
| Perry at Panama, because he will not al
| low the railway to be used for the trans
portation of armed troops. After a care
| full examination of the precedents and the
| treaty under which the United States is
now made absolutely responsible for the
| safety of traffic across the Isthmus, they
| declare that Captain Perry had no alterna-
| tive. 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 of that joint possession would
| inevitably be conflict at the divisional
| line, which would prevent the free transit
which Capt. Perry Is there to maintain
| Therefore his attitude is held by the Navy
| Department to be entirely correct. How
| ever, the fact Is recognized that the situa-
tion is dangerous from an international
| point Of view. and it is hoped that the pres
/ sure will be relieved speedily by the trans
| fer of active military operations to some
other Held not near the Panama railway.
/ The Colombian authorities have been
anxious to have Capt. Perrys authority ex-
| actly defined, SO that such military meas
| ures as he may adopt may not lead to
diplomatic complications. With this end
In view it Is understood that Consul General
Gudger, at Panama, will be given consid-
| erable latitude in determining Questions
which involve both military and diplomatic
phases.
| Colombian Minister to Return.
The Colombian minister to the limited
| States, DR.. Martinez Silva, who went TO
Mexico City to attend the congress of
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