The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-22

city of Colon was perfectly quiet
all yesterday and last night. Tt
is claimed in behalf of the liberals that
there has been no unseemly behavior
Foreigners are being respected and
protected and transit across the 18TH
mus is uninterrupted. The postofice,
prefecture, all the other government
offices and nearly all the commercial
houses were closed yesterday
Colonel Barrera, commander Of the
liberal forces, asserts that he has no.
tilted the district representative Of the
DEPARTMENT Of the interior and other
former officials of the government mat
he has appointed a commission TO take
over their offices, formally, today 50
nor Espriella, a prominent lawyer aLY
counsel for the Panama railroad' Is
member of the commission,
The feeling Of the community cam ll
be regarded as antagOnistic TO liberal
ism. The existing conditions have Gre
ated no panic, but it Is recoS1 Eel
that the fact that the liberals dCla
Colon. while the conservatives are ID
possession of Panama, creates state
OF affairs which cannot possibly con-
tinue
Colonel Barrera admits that the gov
eminent troops here numbered little
less than 100 men. 1t was at first re-
Dorted that twelve or more men lad
been killed and that about thirty were
wounded but the bodies of more dead
men have since been discovered.
Prisoners Are Released.
The inspector Of customs escaped on
an outgoing steamer Several prison
ers who We're captured by the liberals
have been released
General Zaldana commands 200 llD-
eraI troops at Gatun railroad station
about six miles from Colon The lib
erals claim 10 be in possession OF ali
the railroad stations between Colon
and Las Cascades, which is nearer 10
Panama than to Colon.
Both sides used Remingtons and
Mausers. The former causes the hIgn-
er death rate. A liberal lieutenant
who was shot in the neck with a Maui
ser bullet is reported to be doing wei.
No immediate attack on Panama is
contemplated Colonel Barrera rs
awaiting the arrival az Panama Of
Domingo Diaz. the liberal chief. When
Diaz reaches the city definite plans
will be formulated General Sararif
commands the government forces at
Panama
General Patino. the original com
mander of the liberal force which cap
tured Colon. is said 10 have intended To
capture the Colombian gunboat Cen
eral PinzOn in person, and some say
that the general was drowned in an
effort to reach her in a boat which cap
sized. Colonel Barrera, however, de
MES this, but there is no doubt that
the capture of the General Pinzon wa
contemplated
The United States gunboat Machias
1t IS understood, viii not interfere with
any of the fighting. but viii protect
the railroad and foreign interests.
Panama Being Fortified.
The government at Panama is stiE
busy erecting works in the vicinity Of
of the railroad property, i'm the direc-
ton of which the liberal attack is ex
pected
The mayor Of Panama started in a
launch belonging to the canal company
Yesterday morning to report the state
OF affairs to General Alban. Since the
mayors return to Panama il has been
rumored that he found the general al
Chorrera and that he decided to take
his forces back to Panama BY land snf
reinforce the garrison there.
Certain sources of information have
it that the canal compauy's largest
launch was loaned TO the government
last Sunday to convey General AIban
and troops toward Chorrera. and that
II was sunk on Tuesday near TOboga.
The political prisoners at Panama
have been removed from their prison
to a safer place Of confinemert at the
further end of Panama.
United States Consul General Su1-
ger, Captain Perry of the United
States battleship Iowa and the secre-
taries of the government held con-
ference at Panama yesterday The
latter claimed that the conductors of
the train should not have allowed lib
erals to embark on the train at Las
Cascades. Captain Perry replied that
the government should protect free
transit on the isthmus and ought 10
have prevented the embarkati0n of the
liberals.
Subsequently a letter was sent to
the Colombian authorities by the
American officials with reference to fu-
tUre action It is not improbable that
the Iowa viii shortly land a force tC
protect transit
Appointments Are Made.
The following provisional appoint
ments were made by the liberals to-
day. Senior Esprella, 20 be project:
DR.. Valverde. to be mayor. Dr. France.
to be postmaster. and Senior Silva, to
be captain of the port. Other minor
appointments were also illed.
The treasury safe was opened this
afternoon in the presence Of witnesses.
1t was found to contain $50 Colon
bian dollars. equivalent TO $3.50 gold
The former postmaster also handed
over to the liberals the cash and the
postage stamps in his possession. The
municipal offices in charge of liberals
probably will be opened tomorrow
It is said the gunboat Marietta.
which sailed from Key West for Colon
Nov. IS, has been signaled.