| Show COLOMBIAN TROOPS AND S REBELS IN FIERCE BATTLE Heavy Fighting in Progress Between Colon and Pan of Life Reported Foreign Interference Causes Postponement of Bombardment m of the 11 Former City r O OLON ON Colombia C Nov Nor The government troops are re the H Hits tibet COLON C its als as at Culebra The result so far Is as not nat t known The government gunboat Pineon left her anchorage ne eI lae to te the theother theother theother other warships last night and Is 1 now reported to be a troops t on the north end oid of Colon People are refuge on board beard the United States Staten gunboats Marietta and aad along the railroad and on the piers There has been fierce fighting at Empire station RatIon on GO the Ule railroad lion Hue be between between between tween Panama and Colon between the Insurgents i and the troops tn Ops of af t blan government govern meat with very heavy beavY losses 1 on en both sIdes side Yesterday Y morning at 10 18 cleek the schooner Clapet and a bergs barge returned to Panama P n ma bringing men from Chorrera betas being Che e remainder of General Albens Albans expedition Great keat crowds gathered at the wharf to witness wit the JaIl of the They were w re received with itA bands of music mule but bat the USe mUe sounded mournful and the alms airs Irs sounded BOunded more like lUte a funeral march marett than t the Joyful strains of welcome to a victorious army General Alban looked locked his ft usual unal and calm self and acted mere more like a man maa on whose hands hUM time hangs heavily for Cor want of something to do than one coping with grave responsibilities re under trying circumstances WAS A PIERRE FIERCE FIER E BATTLE At At 3 M yesterday afternoon at the head bead of several hundred men General Alban left Panama by train for Empire station where the liberals were re me reported reported ported to be in fairly strong stron numbers His purpose e was wu surprise to and pd rout them The train bearing these troops was wu held Just before It Mr arrived at Culebra station owing to the liberals opening fire Ire on Albans advance 08 guard rd Alban disembarked his men from the train which returned marRed to Panama ra usma The fighting at Culebra lasted from until 9 p m rn The Revs Loveridge and Jacobs Baptist and Wesleyan ministers re me respectively respectively narrowly escaped being shot Their house h in Culebra was riddled with bullets The government troops advanced and the fighting was waa stubborn stu eli ail along the railroad line until the station a mile and a half distant was w reached The liberals retreated slowly Albans Albens men following them until neW tile the tatter latter eventually reached station Here General Genera Alban met aid aad 4 conferred co with Commander Perry of the Iowa Ioa who was returning from Colon eo on an armored train It is rumored that Captain Perry will not allow the railroad to transport troops tr ops consequently General Alban Albert and his men were forced to push ahead on foot It is said here that they thus reached San SaR Pabla Pa where the tM liberals are in m force Coree and that fighting lighting is taking place there The liberals liberate are ace lie under vader com corn command mand of General Lugo OVER OVEE ARE AHE KILLED Between the stations of ot o Culebra and aad Empire over and a wounded men could be seen along the track The sight t was I J t There is no proper Red Cross Cro 8 society and th wounded lack care The liberals rals at Colon declare the majority maio of the Ute men on the thue Use to tobe tobe tobe be conservative troops and that the revels are still stiD in force fene alms Q tbd daI rail railroad railroad railroad road Transit lt across the isthmus has been stopped Marines from the United Wd States battleship Iowa at Panama Pana n have nave beet been landed to protect prote t the oad and nd are lre now on the line where the fighting is J going on They have reestablished b bUshed the transit across acro s the isthmus and details from the marines are arenow arenow arenow now protecting pro each ech passenger train tn n Threes Three hundred of ol f the S marines rinea wera landed at 4 yesterday y T after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon at Panama to protect the property of ef the and aDd to insure the con continuance of transit across the isthmus A Jh i government circles there Is still stil entire confidence in Alban and aM it is believed there that this conserve conserva conservative C tive Uve general te is capable cap ble to cope with the present situation It is s estimated ted that the conservative con government has men mea at Panama BREASTWORKS ARE DEMOLISHED The breastworks breastwork on the railroad bridge that leads Into lato as well as those erected er lne ine the city have been demolished by tike the government t The commotion In n the streets as this dispatch is sent is eased and calm now reigns There is no jubilation which is evidence that the uJ liberal ray are not advancing towards Panama It is reported to have berg been defeated d at by General Albans command The latter is said to be pushing on onto onto onto to Colon Coon At ALa Ata a conference held at 1 this morning on the British cruiser Trib Tribune Tribune Tribune une at which General Senor de la Ja Bosa Bose secretary of General Diaz and the commanders of the foreign warships were present the tile general agreed at the request of the naval commanders and on the ground of human Juman humanIty humanity Ity having in m view the large foreign population of Colon not to land the troops here or open lire Ire on OR the town before i Friday Fridy evening ev The Colombian gunboat Is badly off for provisions aad nd ad the tile com coin commanders commanders manders of oS all the warships agreed to supply her with the necessary necea ry stores rn n |
