Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-25
INSURGENTS REPULSED
ATTEMPTED TO BOARD TRAIN ON
ISTHMUS.
Mclean Reports Vigorous Attitude
Observation-Disclosures Guarding
Panama and Colon.

Secretary Moody has received the follow
ing cablegrams from Commander Mclean
of the Cincinnati:
COLON, September 25.
Secretary Of the Navy, Washington:
"wednesday afternoon 300 insurgents at
tempted to board train about leaving EN-
pire station and capture Colombian officer,
passenger, Colon to Panama. Marine knock
ed insurgent off with butt Of musket.
Guards trained Colt gun on them. but did
not fire, as they fled. MCLEAN"
COLON. September "a.
Secretary Of the Navy, Washington:
Russell and three companies marines at
railway station and wharves Panama. one
company marines at Colon. Marines shar-
ing duty with sailors, who had been doing
all guard duty. Placed Mason in command
forces doing duty ashore.
MCLEAN"
Commander n. E. Mason was sent down
to Colon to assume command of the Gin
cinnati but, as indicated by the above dis
patch, he is cooperating with Commander
Mclean guarding the railroad. The un-
derstanding was that If the situation was
still complicated when Commander Mason
arrived the scene the transfer Of COM
mand should be delayed
Cables May Be Cut.
No response has yet been had by the State
Department from the United States consul
at Barranquilla, Colombia, IN answer to it's
inquiry for a statement Of the conditions at
Santa Marta. which town was reported to
have been the scene of another revolution
ary outbreak. 1t is believed that the cables
have been cut or interrupted in some fash
ion, and unless something is heard from
the consul within a short time, one of the
United States warships in the vicinity,
either the Marietta, at La Guaira, or the
Cincinnati, at Colon, will be dispatched to
Barranquilla and Santa Marta to make an
investigation.
The Outbreak in Magdalena.
Apparently the outbreak in the Colombian
state of Magdalena, which was reported to
the Navy Department Tuesday, is of very
recent origin, for letter just received at
the Colombian legation here from the gov
ernor of Magdalena, dated September g.,
states that conflict between guerrillas and
the government forces at Santa Marta had
resulted disastrously for the rebels, and
that the engagement was followed by COM
plete quiet in the vicinity.
The state of Magdalena lies close to the
Venezuelan frontier and was the scene of
much activity during the difficulties be-
tween Colombia and Venezuela There is
a port near the mouth of the Magdalena
river named II Banco, which occupies about
the same relative position of Importance as
Vicksburg on the Mississippi Realizing
place the government, it is stated, has we'll
fortified it.
Colombia Gets American Gunners.
A dispatch from Colon says: The Colom-
bian government received from New York
by the Panama Railroad Steamship Com
pany's steamer Allianca which arrived
here last week, two cannon and a large
consignment of ammunition destined for
the recently purchased warship Bogota,
which is expected to reach Panama in a
few days Six American gunners for the
Bogota arrived here yesterday on board
the Panama Railroad Companys steamer
Finance. The government expects to re-
ceive a further large shipment of ammu-
milton shortly.
The plans of the insurgent General Her
rera, In view of the clear statements made
by Commander Mclean of the United
States cruiser Cincinnati, with regard to
transit over the isthmus, are unknown, but
1t Is surmised in certain quarters that the
transfer OF all General Herrera's forces to
the Department of Cauca is possible.