Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-23
THE PANTHER AT COLON
MCLEAN REINFORCED BY OVER
800 MARINES.
Commander McCrea Called in by Sec
rotary Moody for Consultation
on Isthmian Affairs.

The Navy Department has received q
telegram announcing the arrival at Colon
Yesterday of the Panther with the marine
battalion aboard
The Panther sailed from League Island
navy yard September IA with battalion
Of marines. numbering 800 men, in COM
mand of Lieut.. Col B. R. Russell. The
battalion is made UP of one company from
League Island, in command of Capt. N. J.
Shaw: one from Brooklyn, Capt E. S. Will
lams: one from Washington, Capt. D. D.
Porter and the other from Annapolis
Capt Albert T. Mark. The vessel took
along a field battery Of four rapid-fire
guns two other field pieces and ample
ammunition
from his long experience in dealing with
affairs in South and Central America has a
valuable knowledge of the conditions there,
had short talk with Secretary Moody this
morning on that subject.
McLean's Encouraging Report.
A dispatch received at the Navy Depart
ment last night from Commander Mclean
of the Cincinnati contained encouraging
report of the condition of affairs at the
isthmus 1t was to the effect that railway
traffic now was perfectly free and was be-
ing conducted without any obstruction.
The following dispatch was received at
Governor Salazar of the Department of
Panama, dated September %:
REBELS have retreated to Aquadulce.
Railway traffic perfectly free. The interior
of Colombia completely pacified. To-day adj
ditional reinforcements reached Colon from
Barranuutlla. Rebels admit hopeleSsnesS of
their cause"
Indicates Collapse.
The legation officials assert that the re-
src1>a
practically the collapse of the rebellion
For long time the only important revolu-
tionary movement, they say, has been in
the Department of Panama. Aguadulce is
eight DAYS hard march from Panama. The
large number of troops being concentrated
in and around Panama and Colon, the lega-
ton representatives say, will forestall the
probability Of any attack by the rebels,
even should they rally their forces at
Aeuadulce. The opinion is expressed at
the legation that the latter either will be
forced across the boundary line into Costa
tempt to reach Coginto, Nicaragua
A cablegram received at the State De-
partment from United States Minister Hart
at Bogota dated yesterday. says that the
most capable ana ftrouplesome OF the guer-
rilla chiefs, by the name of Marin, has sur
rendered to the government forces, with the
few followers remaining to him, and it is
understood that there is no longer any rev.
dictionary body in the interior or Colombia.
Mclean Criticised.
Officials of the Colombian legation here
predict that q storm of disapproval will
arise in Colombia as result of Commander
McLean's action in disarming the Colombian
troops before their passage across the 18TH
mus. It is stated here that Colombia s
agreement with the Panama Railroad Gem
pany specifically provides for the transpor-
tation of Colombian soldiery by the rail-
road when occasion arises, and the COM
mander's action is regarded at the legation
here as direct infringement Of Colombia &
sovereignty over the isthmus.
Commander Mclean, in having the troops
transported in separate train from their
arms, Ia acting apparently In accordance