The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-25
COMMANDER OF GENERAL PINzON
WILL lombard AT
NOON TODAY
NOTICE SERVED ON wARsHIPs
City Is P.nic-Stricken and Timid
Citizens Arc Seeking Places of
Refuge-Perry Hesitates
to Land Marines
AMERICAN COMMANDER CALM

COLON, Colombia, Nov 24-The Colom-
bian gunboat Gen. Pinzon arrived in this
harbor at $50 this morning. The excite
ment in Colon at once became intense
The Pinzon will not be permitted to land
the troops she Is carrying at this point
If such an attempt is made the Liberals
assert they will fire on them. 1t is
thought the landing of the government
troops from the gunboat should be effect
ed up the Chagres river in the direction
of Gautun station, and at point about
five miles from Colon, or on the beach
south of Colon, where lighting would be
permissible.
AS a result of an exchange of notes be-
tween the United States gu1boat Machias
and the General Pinzon, Ignacio Fol-
TACO commanding, which has 600
men on board, has officially notified the
American, British and French warships
now in the harbor that he intends to
lombard Colon at noon tomorrow CMon-
cay, thus giving twenty-four hours no.
tice. The various consuls are notifying
their respective fellow citizens that ref
uge may be had on board the warships
TO lombard the town of Colon it Is
absolutely necessary to fire across the
railroad tracks and the railroad employees
will probably refuse to work
Lieutenant Commander McCrea. of the
Machias, is the senior naval officer ana
he awaits instruction from Washington
regarding the threat to lombard There
is much excitement in Colon.
Panama Panic Stricken.
Breastworks are being erected in the
nf
townsfolk in the vicinity of these are
hastily removing to safer places. All
persons known to be Liberals are arrest
ed tonight. The government has de-
clared it's intention to contest every inch
of ground if an entrance to the city is
effected. 1t is reported that some seventy
who were wounded at Perequito were
landed on the island Of Taboga, facing
Panama harbor, to avoid creating alarm
in Panama. Taboga is about eight miles
from Panama
The government Is very anxious that
marines should be landed from the Unit
ed States battleship Iowa, but Capt.
Perry, her commander, has not complied
with this request
The Boyaca returned to Panama
second time yesterday afternoon with
Gen. Alban and a few men. The govern
ment claims to have effected landing at
all the prisoners previously reported TAX
en- with the exception of two. Among the
number recovered, according to the gov
eminent version, is the alcalde of Ta-
boga.
The government claims that the Choir
rera troops are momentarily expected at
Panama, and that on their arrival there
preparations will be made to attack the
Liberal advance guard and that these
will not cease until Colon has been re-
captured
Great hopes are entertained that the
news Of the capture of Colon will induce
the authorities at Barranquilla to send
big reinforcements to land at Colon and
annihilate the enemy.
1t is reported that the Liberal gunboat
Almirante Patilla, with Gen. Herrera on
board, left La Libertad, San Salvador,
Nov. 81, bound for Panama
Senior de la Rosa, secretary to Gen,
Diaz, arrived here yesterday. Gems. Diaz
and Luego are expected at Colon shortly.
The capture of Colon by the Liberal
forces is already known at Savanilla,
and doubtless at Bogota. The situation
here remains unchanged. Traffic across
the fsthmus is not impeded.