Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-06
TROOPS LEAVE COLON
Isthmus in Control of the
Insurgents.
GEN. TOVAR GIVES UP
SEES USELESsNFSS OF RESISTING
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT.
General Rejoicing Throughout the
State at the Declaration Of Independ-
ence From Colombia.

ence From Colombia.
At Colon, Colombia, yesterday afternoon,
after conference. Colonel Torres, COM
mander of the Colombian troops there, see
Ing that the situation was hopeless embark
ed his soldiers on the royal mail steamer
Orinoco, which sailed for Cartagena at $50
p. m. with Is officers and 1875 men. A spe-
cial train from Panama brought General
Trovar, who also sailed on the Orinoco
Insurgents Were About to Attack.
special cable dispatch to the New York
Sun explains how the surrender was
brought about. The dispatch says:
1.-The provisional government sent an ulti-
matum to the commander of the Colombian
troops today, demanding their surrender,
promising that their passage would be paid
to Cartagena and stating that if the ulti-
matum were rejected the revolutionsts
would attack Colon. The troops surrender
ed on the condition named Twelve hun
bred separatist troops are already en- route
to Colon, and were only half an hour from
that city when the condition of surrender
was accepted"
The people of Colon are jubilant. The
flag of the new republic flies from the rail-
way stations at Gatun and Bohio Soldado,
near Colon.
The municipal council of Colon has noti-
fled the provisional government at Panama
of its adherence to the new republic.
General Trovar and his staff. imprisoned
at Panama, convinced of the uselessness of
their resistance to the provisional govern
ment, yesterday afternoon accepted the
terms offered by the junta. They left i'm
medately for Colon on an express train to
embark on the royal mail steamer Or1noco
70, ,rto no oan n
end was made through the efforts of Com
mander Hubbard of the United States gun
boat Nashville, Superintendent Shaler and
Assistant Superintendent Prescott of the
Panama railroad, who guaranteed that both
parties would fulfill the agreement.
Rejoicing at Panama.
There is great rejoicing throughout the
city of Panama, because the stability of
the republic now seems assured The fact
that troops were already moving toward
the line probably decided General Trovar
and his staff to accept the terms of the
iunta.
Telegraphc advices received from the in
terror provinces say there was great re-
ioicing there when the news of the declara-
tic of independence Of Panama became
known The government troops stationed
at Penonome, sixty-five miles southwest OF
Panama, have joined in the revolutionary
movement and kilograms have been re-
ceved from the most important men in the
interior announcing their adhesion to the
new republic.
General H. o. Jeffries, graduate of West
Point, has been appointed commander of
the Pacific flotilla by the provisional gov
ernment Carlos Constantine Arosmena
has been made assistant secretary of for
eign relations.
The provisional government has already
organized the military division of Panama,
commanded by General Domingo Diaz All
the soldiers forming the division fought
either with the government or the liberal
army during the last revolution. They are,
therefore, already trained and accustomed
to military discipline.
The Dixie Arrives at Colon.
The United States warship Dixie arrived
at Colon at 7:3O o'clock last evening, with
400 marines.
1t was arranged Wednesday that the
government troops at Colon should with
draw to the outskirts of the town, and they
did so during the night Yesterday morn
ing. however, Col. Torres marched the
troops to the center of the town, which
cauSed a landing of Americas blueJacketS
yesterday morning.
The correspondent of the Associated Press
at Colon had an interview with Commander
Hubbard of the Nashville, who said he Of
fered to re-embark the American force if
the government troops would return to
their camp on Monkey Hill, where they
passed the night. Col Torres, however. re-
fused to return to Monkey HILL which is
situated about a mile from Colon, saying
the place was too unhealthy for the SOL
diers, and that it was necessary for them
to come to town. Forces from the Nash
vile were consequently again landed
The commander of the Nashville distrib-
uted about fifty rifles to private citizens,
who, with the bluejackets, garded the barri-
cades in front of the bank and the railroad
building.
Practically Bloodless Revolution.
The revolution has been practically blood
less, as only two Cinnamon were killed dur
ing the bombardment of the city of Pam
anna by the government gunboat Bogota
The fire of the warship unroofed one house,
a shell hit the tower of the cathedral and
another fell on the house of FREDERICK
Boyd, member of the revolutionary junta.
The foreign consuls promptly sent a com
munication to the commander of the b.
gotta, protesting against his action in open
ing fire on the city without giving proper
notification of his intention to do So
Grievances Of Panama.
The revolutionary junta published a mani
festo addressed to the citizens of the repub-
lie of Panama, saying that the inhabitants
of the isthmus had done what was inevita-
BILE in view of a situation which was becom-
ing graver daily. 1t was pointed out that
Notwithstanding the grievances inflicted on
the isthmians by their Colombian brothers.
the former had suffered with resignation
for the sake of harmony and the union and
in view of the fact that reparation was pos
sible so long as hopes could be entertained
of improvement in the situation and of
the isthmus ultimately making effective
progress under Colombian rule Under the
late system of Colombian government the
Inhabitants of the isthmus had been gov
erned with the narrowmindedness which in
days gone by had been applied to American
colonies by the powers of Europe.
The manifesto then refers to the fact that
the Isthmus Of Panama netted Colombia
large sums in customs dues, adding that
while the junta did not wish in this EXPOSE