The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-08-03

In the streets. aud several persons have
been strgck b. tnUn.
Railroad traffic has been interrupt
ed. 1n,s uioI..i 80 tr.s.. uu,n o.,pt
bringing passengers for New YORK, hai
great Cttnculty li passing utetf ,dt
bridge on account ~ the RISK from bui.
let's aud shells. Passengers had to lie
fiat on the car floors to avoid tue bull
let's.
The Pacific Steam Navigation Com
pauy's steamer Guatemala. which ar
rived this morning with several pas
ser gers for New York, and the French
steamer was unable to make n landihg
because OF the firing In the neighoor-
hood Of the wharf at the old station OF
the Panama Railroad.
Todays fighting followed an indecis-
i've battle which lasted most of yester-
day afternoon at La Boca, between the
regulars ard rebels, who were landed
from warships in possession Of the rev.
olutiunists.
The lighting was hard but both sides
maintained their positions last night
The rebels held several points on the
railroad. their purpose being to inter-
cept the Federal troops coming from
Colon. numbering $50, under Genera
Sarria.
All business p aces in Panama are
closed up. Provisions and other neces-
saries of life are growing scarcer and
are hard to get at high prices.
Public excitement is intense. Many
families residing in unprotected loca
ties have taken refuge in the Grand
Central Hotel for safety In case of an
outbreak of trouble in the city.
At the request of the foreign Consu's
all foreigners here have p acCd T. cir ma
tional flags over their business houses
and dwellings. The resulting disp ay of
bunting gives the city gay appear
ance. The Government has issued a
decree calling to arms all Colombian
citizens between the ages of eighteen
and sixty years. All public employees
not complying with the decree will be
heavily fined.
No American war vessel is at Pana-
ma or Coon.
1t Is impossible to foretell what will
be the outcome of the present fighting
or the end of the struggle. Reinforce
mentS expected by the Government
have not yet arrived.
The gunboat Boyaca is supposed to be
still outside of Buena Ventura.
LATER PARTICULARS.
NEW YORK, July ga dispatch to
the Herald from Panama. June 25,n.
says
Fighting between the Government
troops and the revolutionists which be-
gan ear Y yesterday morning, when the
rebels attacked the outskirts of Pana-
ma, continued all night with heavy cas-.
ualties on both sides.
Efforts begun yesterday to bring
about an armistice. in order that the
dead might be buried and the wounded
collected, were kept up during the
night, and proved successful this morn
ing.
1t was agreed by the leaders that hos
tilities should be suspended for twelve
hours, so that each side might care for
it's dead and wounded.
After firing had ceased under this
agreement, Hezekiah A. Gudger, the
American Consul General and the Brit
ish Consul, acting In beha Of the en-
tire consular corps, had a long and i'm
portant conference with the revolu
tionary leaders. Through their inter
vention both sides consented to extend
the armistice until noon tomorrow.
The Consuls are using every effort
to prevent bombardment Of the city
by the Insurgents. Consul Gudger Is
especially active in this work because
of the treaty obligations which requir.
the United States to insure the neu-
trality of the Isthmus of Panama and
preserve freedom of transit on the rail-
roads.
General Campo zerrano. Titular Gov
ernor of Panama, has arrived in Colon
with LOO troops from Baranquilla. He
is expected to reach Panama with these
reinforcements during the night.
The armistice has brought great re-
lief to the panic-stricken citizens of
Panama. 1t has enabled them to APP
pear in the streets with safety. which
could not be done while the firing con-
tined. for stray bullets were constantly
dropping in the city. Several persons
We're wounded by these bullets.
The ambulance corps from the Brit
ish cruiser Leander which was asked
by the Government to help in attend
ance upon the wounded, landed this
morning and rendered valuable assist
ance.
Every physician in the city, sisters of
charity and many private citizens
Joined in the work.
Fighting became desperate several
times during the night. and both the
regulars and insurgents lost heavily in
officers.
Among the revoutionists killed were
Generals TemistocIes Diaz and Joac-
quin; on the Government side Colonel
Barona. Majors Holguin and Rolando
Linares and Captain Pedro Pachio were
killed.
GENERALS SURRENDER.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-The State
Department has just received a dis
patch from Consul General Gudger at
Panama, announcing the collapse Of the
revolutionary movement there. He
states that the liberals unexpectedly
surrendered, and that quiet now pre-
walls at Panama.
Porto Rican Labor for Hawaii
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, July 2l.-