Show OVER MEN KILLED IN N BATTLE IN COLOMBIA Desperate Fighting Reported Report din in Which the Govern Government Government Government ment Forces Were We Defeated I Foreign Powers Took a Hand Fland and Colon May Be Evacuated Evacuate by the Liberals Today f I OLON COL COLOIA Nov at The he 1 C Mi strong mug ua u ugna fI gna S em lug jug at Vt ta Wednesday Her aKer Hernoon fter noon opened fire on eu the liberal forces under Colonel Colonel Barrera The latter Ittu was wa I not entrenched but having hanc th UN the choice of ground und occupied the top of a L small hilt hill at Buena Vista The lighting which was of fh tM tho meet savage nature lasted until iM S p Po m without stopping when the govern p rn ment forces owing to the great peat loss Jose they had sustained were compelled to give way uy Y and retreated toward Frt jobs Over ThO men were kilted killed or wounded the Ute bodies aH all atom alGae aI the tile railroad A train on reaching Quena a ena Vista wa was unable to peas pass owing to a pile of I corpses blocking its passage About twenty wounded men were w taken to Panama on the evening train The ie I liberal loss Joss was Insignificant It is 18 said to be less lees than a dozen doxen men me Colonel Barrera is 18 now twice a hero heroMu I Much Mu h regret Is expressed at the fact that t at he was not detailed to prevent the passage of Barbacoa bridge The liberals at Colon Colen are once more jubilant owing to the fact tact that Gen Gas Genera Senera era Albans forward march has hae been stopped coupled with reasonable hopes that General Domingo Diac DI with re to reinforcements i of liberals from Chorrera 1 will soon arrive on the scene of action and attack General Alban in III the rear 1 This has hu changed the aspect of affairs train I at Panama Reinforcements of gov pv government government troops in small sisal hatchet hatches have ben been bl en joining General Alban contin continually cOntinually Gloom at Colon This is the anniversary of the lade Inde Independence of the Isthmus and has baa b al aJ always always ways been a holiday at both ends end of tho th railroad line but now all is deep leep sorrow and gloomy forebodings occupy OC every mind for many a crimson spot between Colon and Panama marks the Ute place where a brave brae man mo has fallen The leading merchants of or Colon called on the United States and ad Brit Belt British ish consuls Tuesday to ascertain what steps were to be taken to protect the town from possible po violence olence should sh the theata state ata te of affairs become more critical They were assured that the marines from the warships would if It necessary be landed to protect life and property pro Generals Alban Alben and Jeffries have ar at arrived rived here and received at the railroad d station by the guards guard of the I United States gunboat Machias Machi and nd d the British cruiser Tribune I The government commanders have I doubtless come here nere to arrange terms for discontinuing the struggle The commanders cumma deMl of the warshIp Colonel Shaler the superintendent o othe of th the railroad Senor Delarosa the see sec secretary rotary of General Domingo Dias DIM the liberal commander the Ute British consul General Q Alban Altman and General Jeffries Jeff ties a 8 conference po on board the tire United es g Marietta in th tM the bar har 1 May Evacuate Colon lon The Th commanding officers of the Mar tar Marietta Marletta ietta letta o of th ih the British cruiser er Tribune and of fh French cruiser and Lieutenant Commander McCree af et the Machias and Captain Perry of th the Iowa low were wre present pre nt No information n of the result r t I conference has baa been made public and AM AMI none nene of the details of o the understating ing ine has leaked out It can be said Id on em I the best authority however that the liberals rals will surrender Colon olon C tomorrow I to the th government authorities United States marine marines guard Colon I tonight Many unreliable statements I concerning the terms of surrender are current on shore but the only men menI I informed on this subject refuse to an answer I awer questions Colon Is quiet but j much anxiety prevails I 1 train from Panama had not noti i arrived at the time of the filing of this dispatch The railroad telegraph Und line I which was cut yesterday evening has hasben been ben restored re tord It is IR reported that the n ent troops ac a driving the Jib rd C CJ J Th t Slate Wb boat t ai ree fr Aw of orl ogi the railroad station Great excitement prevails here I The Colombian gunboat at General enera Pin PfD non zon has hag anchored on the other side sid of I Colon harbor She is reported to be landing 1 troops at Bluff I 4 p w 3 4 4 y 4 i 4 t a 4 I 4 4 4 4 4 4 Photo James L McGrath Mrs McGrath and Ruth aus att 4 4 bury o |