The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-30
REBELS SURRENDER COLON
TO GOVERNMENT FORCES
Transfer Was Made Through Captain Perry, of the
United States WarShip Iowa.
Joy Expressed by CoOmbans Over the Outcome Of the Short
Revolution

n DION, Nov. 29.-The terms Of sur
render agreed upon at yester-
days conference held on board
the United States gunbOat Marietta,
and at which the commanding officers
Of the Marietta, OF the British cruiser
Tribune and of the French cruiser Su-
Chef, Lieutenant Commander McCrea
of the Machias. Captain Perry of the
Iowa, Generals Alban and Jefries. rep
resenting the government of Colombia
and Senior de la Rosa, who represented
the liberal party, were present, are
briefly as follows:
Senior de la Rosa agreed to surrender
the liberal soldiers now at Colon with
their arms to Captain Perry at noon
today; Captain Perry in his turn
agreed to hand over these men and
their arms, later in the day, to Cen
eral Alban, who in turn guaranteed
life and liberty to all men recently in
arms against the conservative govern
ment of Colombia. The surrender of
arms was to be bona fide in every re-
Spect.
At 1870 this morning a large number
Of marines and blue jackets from the
Iowa. the Marietta and the Machias
landed at Colon and proceeded to the
barracks. Here the arms belonging to
the liberal soldiers were taken over by
the Americans in the presence of Cap
tain Perry, the commanders of the war
ships above mentioned, the American,
British and French cOnsuls at Colon
and a large concOurse of people who
sympathized with the liberals in their
surrender.
The liberal guard patroIling Colon
this morning appeared sad and down
cast. Their behavior, however, has all
along been most praiseworthy, and 1t
is not at all an exaggeratiOn to say
that they have gained the respect of
large portion of the community and
especially of the foreign element. dur
ing their short administration of Colon
Colon is Surrendered.
Later in the day General Alban ac-
cOmpanied by officials of the cOnserva-
tive government of Colon arrived here
from Panama and Senior de Ia Rosa,
representing General Domingo Diaz,
whose secretary he is, surrendered
himself and the liberal troops to the
conservative general in the presence of
Captain Perry and the naval and con-
sular officers above mentioned.
For years past the harbor of Colon
has not been so crowded as it is to-
day Five men-of-war and several
German, Italian and British merchant
and passenger steamers as well as
other vessels are in port. The men-Of-
war are moOred to the wnarves. The
only flag bedecked ship in the harbOr
is the Colombian conservative gunbOat
General Pinzon.
When General AIban received the
surrender of the liberals the PinzOn
blew a series of noisy quick and ir-
regular notes from her fog horn, in
dicative of her joy at the proceedings.
She is now lying quite close to the
docks. General Alban is on board.
The majority Of the American ma
rines and bluejackets have returned to
their vessels. The Suchet has landed
a detachment of marines on the prop
eTty of, the French Canal company.
American marines are still guarding
the Piers and the railroad station. over
200 men entered the city with General
Alban. De la Rosa, on handing Alban
his sword said:
Il accept the conditions Of the treaty
to safeguard the lives and liberty of
my soldiers in Colon As for my bro
Their and myself, we personally decline
to accept the conditions Of this treaty"