The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-28
SITUATION ON THE ISTHM US.
Traffic Unmo molested-Reports of Govern ment Victory Well Authenticated.


 Washington, Nov 27-Later in the day the state department received an- other dispatch from Consul General Gudger showing that the difficulties in train service which he mentioned in his earlier messages had been overcome. MT. Gudger said: Traffic moving un- molested."
 The Colombian charge d'affaires, MT. Herran, was in conference with the state department officials to-day. He lad dispatch from General Alban, the government commander on the isth- mus, saying: 'The rebels after having been defeated at Emperador returned to San Pablo and I am closely pursuing them."
 This agrees with Captain Perry's ad- vices to the navy department to-day although the latter indicates that Gen eral Alban has pushed forward to Ga tun, only a few miles distant from Colon. The Colombian authorities have been anxious to have Captain Perry's authority exactly defined so that such military measures as he may adopt may not lead to diplomatic complica- tions. With this end in view 1t is un- derstood that Consul General Gudger at Panama will be given considerable lati- tude in determining questions which involve both military and diplomatic phases.
 Colon. Colombia, Nov. 27, 2 p. m.- The following despatch has just been received from Panama "The Colom- bian gunboat Boyaca was despatched Tuesday, having on board about fifty soldiers, for Chame or it's vicinity, where, it was declared party of Lib erals, under General Porras, had re- ceived quite recently a fresh supply of arms and ammunition.
 San Paolo and Barbacoa are known here to be liberal strongholds and places very easy to defend, while to cross the bridge spanning the Chagres river, now swollen. was next to impossible for an attacking force The feat was accom- plished, however, but the reason the liberals abandoned Barbacoa is not made clear. The death rate on the government side was very great, many bodies falling into the river. An at- tempt was also made to make detour on the river in boats, but the boats were capsized and great many men were drowned.
 General Castro commanded the gov ernment forces at Barbacoa General Alban tried to get a train yesterday to convey men to the scene of the engage ment at Barbaco, but Captain Perry, of the Iowa, said that not single armed man would be allowed to entrain.
 'The feeling here against foreigners, particularly Americans. runs high. j
 "A special train at Panama to con- vey General Alban, alone and unarmed, awaitedA the arrival for hours of the morning train from Colon, but on the arrival of the latter here at 6 o'clock in the evening, bringing forty wounded men, among whom were several officers with the news that the government troops had victoriously crossed the bridge at Barbacoa, the special train was not dispatched and General Alban remained at Panama. At S:30 o'clock D. m. yesterday a large procession, headed by band of music, marched in an orderly manner all over the city of Panama, shouting General Albans praises and proclaim ing that the deathblow had been given to the liberal cause in this depart ment." It was learned on the highest author ity this afternoon that General Jeffries is with General Alban on the Colon side of Barbacoa and that three hun- dred men from Panama are now marching to join them.