The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-29
-lOWA'S MARINES LANDED
SENT INLAND TO OPEN TRANS-ISTH-
MAN RAILWAY TRANSIT.
FIGHTING ALL ALONG THE LINE
Transportation Suspended for a While.
Oar Government Takes Charge and
the Road ia Again Open The Insur-
gents Defeated-Threats to Bombard
Colon Commander McCrea Given
Full Discretionary Power to Prevent
Bo~mbardment

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Colon, Colombia, November
ait across the isthmus has beer stop
ped Marines from the United States
battleship Iowa. at Panama. have beer
landed to protect the railroad and are
now on the line where the fighting is
going on.
Washington, November 25c.-Mr. Her
ron, charge d a~ffaires of Colombian le-
CATION, today received the following
c~ablegram:
Panama, November %.
To Colombia Minister, Washington.
Rebel army completely defeated at
Culebra and EmperadoI. Governor
marched last night upon Colon. Traffic
interrupted yesterday but will be re-
established today. ARIZONA,
Acting Governor"
n state department has received
confirmation Of the reported defeat of
the liberal troops by the Colombian
government troops. This came in j
cablegram from Consul General Gud-
ger at Panama this afternoon in which
he says the railroad is nov uLobstruct-
ed and that the government forces hav..
been victorious over ire revolutionists
He further reports that the ~biuejackets
from the Machias have gone inland and
now occupy a point midway of the
iSthmus.
The United States ernm has
taken charge of the lsthmian transit.
A dispatch received at the navy depart
ment today from Captain Perry, of the
battleship Iowa. at Panama. reports
that fact. Captain Perry says that
General A1ban, with 60 men, is fight
ing the liberals on the hne near Empire.
transit is in danger of interruption.
Captain Perry has landed with a de-
Of men from the Iowa and
has started with a train to clear the
transit and also establish attachments
OF men to keep it so.
Commander McCrea, of the Machias.
at Colon, has cabled the navy depart
ment notifying it of the approaching
bombardment Of hat town and asking
for instructions.
He has been instructed to take such
steps as he deems necessary for the
protection Of American interests at
Colon. While no specific statement is
made as to the details of this instruc-
ton, it is understood that it leaves dis
cretionary with Commander McCrea the
prevention of a b~ombardment.
1t is pretty we'll understood here that
there is to be no Commandment of
Colon by either side. Willie Com
mander McCrea was given vide Dis
cretfonary power and nothing was said
to him about stopping the lombard
rnent directly, nevertheless, the state
department established a precedent in
these matters last wear when it in
atructed Mr.. Gudger TO warn some in
surgent at Panama that ti.ey would
not be allowed to lombard that port.
II the government troops on the Pinzon
shoul persist in their p il Is
said that the commanders of the va
rious warShips at Coon would require
that ample time be allowed for the
hl- ou-nI f-oro tho fourn nf oil Tor
eigners, and the attacking force, to es-
cap restraint, would be obliged to d.
rect their bombardment with such rare
precision as to destroy the insurgent
defences without harning the railroad
property, and even without e~ndanger-
ing the passage of trains, conditions
probably not to be met.
The secretary of the navy today
cabled Captain Perry of the iowa tC
assume full command of ali the United
States naval forces on both sides # the
isthmus, in order to assure harmonious
operations. Consul General Gudger's
last dispatch, which came after
O'Clock was about as follows:
"Our troops have arrived at Mataclir
half of the way across the isthmus
No Instructions and Colon. gov
eminent seemed to be victorious ovel
the insurgents.
Colon, Colombia, November 25.-Ar
armed guard of marines from the Unit
. ed States battleship Iowa, has re-estap'
J. lished the transit access The sthmu:
and details from the Iowa's marine:
are now protecting each passenger
train.
There has beer fierce fighting at En-
oire station, on the railroad line be
tween Panama and Dion between tn
insurgents and the troops Of the Co
Iombian government, with very heaV!
losses on both sides.
At a conference on board the Brit
ish cruiser Tribune at l O'Clock th1
morning at which General 1gn&ci
Feliaco, Senior de La Rosa, secretary o
General Diaz and the commanders D
the foreign warships were present. tn
general agreed at h request OF tn
naval commanders and on the groun'
OF humanity, having m view the arg
foreign population of Colon, rot to Ian
troops here or open fire on the town be
fore Friday evening.