| Show AM INTERESTS AT PANAMA Capt Cap Perry Pery of the Iowa Reports That All Allis Is Quit Quid at the Isthmus I I Votes on III El lorro Island Vito on OIL Salute Flat Flar Washington Oct 25 The navy na de tie ha ban received a matt malt report from rom Capt Perry commander of at the tho battleship Iowa which Is III now watching over oer American Interests I tere at nt Panama stating that affairs on the Isthmus con continue quiet and that there thero have been be n no material changes In the tho situation Capt Perrys report t llort was accompanied by y a I report from Commander Meline of th he lie lying IrinG on the other othet side of ot the Isthmus Capt Perry Pert under date ot of Panama Oct 2 24 says There has been be n no Interruption of or inter interference ference with the transit at nt any an time since Inco the Incident of ot August 6 lost last 1 I mentioned in my m letter lefler of ot October Or toller 7 that the tho gunboat Icarus carua had left eft hero here for tor Tumaco to Investigate the ther reported ported r firing Oring ui tipon on the Pacific steam stean navigation steamer Quito dying Hying the English l flag by b lie incur gents renta at hilt place Illace The Icarus re to turned to Panama on the loth lath and he the news she sho brings Is Interesting It appears that the Insurgent forces under Oen Gen Perez one night during the thea last a t week of September r captured Kl El I I Motto Morro Island near Tumaco Tomaro hit hi force Cono being about 1000 strong strOn About Abolt Aboc eighty were killed on one ono side sid and more than han one ono hundred on the other side dur duro tag iB the attacks the government troops finally filially retiring to 10 Tumaco The Insurgent Insurgent Insurgent gent force torca had th gun gum mounted on K E Morro island liland completely commanded the channel coding to Tumaco With ith these thee guns but ml without any v wASel sel time the Insurgents then hen established a n blockade of Tumaco and nd when the Quito lying flying ibis he English flag on an n her het way Wa to her regular port of ot call Tumaco she was wai wn fired tired up upon upon on n by b the Insurgent force COreD Without Warning one of tie the th rounder pro projectile penetrating her hel side Ide and ex ox plating in the cargo She subsequently pro on her voyage VOAS but without having laving touched at Tumaco When the tile Saran arrived at Kl rol b Mar Mor Morro Marto ro to Island her h r commanding officer eld eldan an Interview Int with th thO the Insurgent Gen Oen Perez Penz th of which wits a II salute of ot guns fired by Perez Peres 10 to the he English flag AI hoisted at his hlA head bad And In the presence of veral of or the Icarus Ic officer and mu many of otther the r Insurgent troops but Perez maintained d lila his right to continue the blockade and ond attempting to enter Tumaco oCtet after warning tier hr not to do BO so his apology In the thc Quito ca nAe e being because he had Imd neglected to warn arn |
