The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-25
EXCITEMENT AT COLON.
A Colombian Gunboat Arrives-- cr
 Fighting Likely.


 ed in this harbor at 9:30 this morning The excitement in Colon at once be.
 came intense The Pinzon will not bt
 permitted to land the troops she Is car rying at this point. If such an attempt
 is made the liberals assert they will fire | on them. It is thought the landing oi i the government troops from the gun
 boat should be effected up the Chagres river, in the direction of Gatun station
 and at point about five miles from Colon, or on the beach south of Colon where fighting would be permissible. Senor Delarosa, secretary to General Domingo Diaz. arrived here yesterday.
 General Diaz and General Lugo are eX-
 pected at Colon shortly.
 The capture of Colon is already known at Savanilla.
 The situation here remains unchang- ed. Traffic across the isthmus is not impeded.
 As a result of an exchange of notes between the United States gunboat Machias and the General Pinzon, Igna- cio Fo'iaco commanding the Pinzon, which has 600 men on board. has off cially notified the Americans, British, andTTrench warships now in the harbor that he intends to lombard Colon at noon tomorrow (Monday). thus giv- ing twenty-four hours notice.
 . The various consuls are notifying their respective fellow citizens that refuge may be had on board the war ships,
 To lombard the town Of Colon it is absolutely necessary to fire across the railroad tracks and the railroad em- ployes will probably refuse to work. Lieutenant Commander McCrea of the Machias is the senior naval officer and he awaits instructions from Washing ton regarding the threat to Lombard. There is much excitement in Colon.
 The afternoon passenger train, which should have arrived at o'clock. had not arrived'at S.
 Breastworks are being erected in the public thoroughfare of Panama. The townsfolks in the vicinity of these are hastily removing to safer places.
 All persons known to be liberals are arrested on sight. The government has declared it's intention to contest every inch of ground if an entrance to the city is effected.
 It is reported that some seventy who were injured at Perecuito were landed on the island of Taboga, facing Panama harbor, to avoid creating alarm in Pan- anna.
 Tobaga is about eight miles from Panama.
 The government is very anxious that marines should be landed from the United States battleship Iowa, but Cap tain Perry, her commander, has not with this request
 The Boyaca returned to Panama a second time yesterday afternoon with General Alban and few men. The government claims to have effected landing at Chorrera, routing the enemy and recovering all the prisoners previ- ously reported taken, with the excep- ton Of two. Among the number recov- cred, according to the government ver- sion, is the alcalde of Taboga.
 The liberal version of the incident is that the alcalde was afraid to fight. and when captured offered Domingo Diaz, the liberal leader, $1,000 if he would re- lease him, that the offer was accepted and that the alcalde was allowed to go after giving his word of honor not to to escape. The liberals also assert that General Alban effected a landing at Chorrera after the liberals had withdrawn to join the liberal forces to the empire station.
 It is asserted that the steamer Da- rien. which the liberals recently cap 1 tured from the government, escaped the i Boyaca under cover of night, but it is believed that she went to Tu- maco some time ago.
 The government claims that the | Chorrera troops are momentarily ex- | oected at Panama and that on their ar 'ival there preparations will be made ! a attack the liberal advance guard and | hat these will not cease until Colon has been recaptured.
 Great hopes are entertained that the 1ews of the capture of the Colon will induce the authorities at Barranquila % send big endorsements to land at Colon and annihilate the enemy.
 It is reported that the liberal gum boat Almirante Padilla, with General Herrera on board, left La Libertad, San Salvador, November 21, bound for Panama
 The United States gunboat Concord, Harry Knox, arrived at yesterday.
 Colon has become red city, being in iberal hands. A large red flag bearing he words "Patra Libertad" Is flying t the curatel.
 Washington. Nov. 24.-If any dis atches from the naval or consular off, ials in Central America regarding the intention to Lombard Colon have been ent to the government here the re- officials have deemed 1t best ot to discuss them for publication. h. uiries tonight elicited replies to the fleet that there had been no advices eceived to- day from the scene of trou- le in Central America either by the tate or navy departments or the Co., ,mbia legation.
 It is probable that early tomorrow Secretary Long and Secretary lay will have conference with the resident on the situation as developed V the latest news, and will decide upon ne course to be pursued by the admin 'ation.