Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-26
Attempt Of Rebels to Bard Train is
Prevented b. Foroe,
CoVERNOR sALAzAR FORMALLY PROTESTS
Says Ian ling of Marines is Part of Plan to
Assert Sovereignty
CAPTAIN wLEAN REMAINS IN CONTROL
Two Hundred and FIFTY Marines ut
Panama to Protect American In
terests in spite Of COIOm-
bian Objections.

WASHINGTON. Sept 25.-The Navy de-
partment has received the following cable
grams from Commander Mclean of Gin
ciqnati:
COLON, Sept. 25-wednesday afternoon
300 insurgents attempted to board train
Nabout lCavh Empire station and caRture
Colombian oficer, passenger Colon to Pan
anna. Marine Knocked insurgent officer
with butt OF musket. GUARDS trained Colt
gun on them, but did not fire, as they fled.
The second dispatch was as follows:
COLON. Sept. 2i.-Russell and three
companies marines railway station and
Wharves Panama, one company marines
Colon. Marines sharing duty with sailors
who had been doing all guard duty. Placed
Mason command forces doing duty ashore.
Commander n. F. Mason was sent down
20 Colon to relieve Commander Mclean Of
the command of Cincinnati but. as ind-
Gated in the above dispatch, he is to CO.
operate with him there for a time.
Moody il Prepared.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-secretary
Moody was more fully advised of the sit
dation on the isthmus this afternoon by an
other and a longer cablegram from Com
mander Mclean at Colon II was said at
the department that the commanders re-
port was to the effect that conditions on
the isthmus, while not seriously disturbed
now, are such that the United States forces
at present there can not be withdrawn or
diminished.
1 A squadron OF the North Atlantic feet is
TO rendezvous in the Caribbean sea a good
while before the appointed time for the as
aembly OF Nthe vessels for the North and
South Atlantic and European stations. 1t
% is said at the Navy department that the
big cruiser Olympia, flagship of Rear Ad-
miral Coghlan. will be ready and at that
of1cer's disposal by October 20. The cruiser
San Francisco Is now on its way to the
= West Indies and there are already in these
waters Cincinnati. Montgomery. Marietta
and Panther. Besides these vessels, the
f<avy' department intends to attach to Ad-
miral Coghan's squadron the protected
cruiser Raleigh, the unprotected cruiser
Detroit and the gunboat Machias. The
Navy department has two objects in view
in this early dispatch Of war vessels to the
Caribbean, namely, preliminary work in re-
gard TO the maneuvers and the disturbed
situation. II is argued that as the vessels
are to go down to the West Indies anyway.
it~is Just as well, in view OF the state OF
affairs In Central and South America, to
have them 60 earlier.
Governor SaIazar Protests.
PANAMA, Colombia, Sept. 25.-Trafic
across the isthmus is free, and part OF the
revolutionary army having rereated to
aqua Dulce, the danger Of a battle on the
isthmus is believed to be removed.
in a Communication sent to Commander
Mclean OF the United States cruiser Gin
cinnau, Governor Salazar has endeavored
TO demonstrate that the Colombian gov
ernment has here all the forces necessary
TO protect the lives and property Of all for
eigneTs and to guarantee their rights against
the law and international treaties. The
governor adds that he is desrous OF hav-
ing pointed out to him a single case where
the lives and property OF foreigners have
been menaced, consequently he holds that
me landing OF the United States marines
was not justified He says he regards II as
an attempt TO assume the sovereignty OF
Colombia, protests and states that he will
hold Commander Mclean responsible for
whatever may happen as the result of the
marines landing. In the meanwhile, $50
American marines remain here to protect
American interests.