Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-27
KISS AND MAKE UP
COLOMBIAN WAR WAS BLOODY
WHILE TT LASTED.
REBELS GIVE UP THEIR ARMS.
Government Has Made Good
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New York, July "a special to the
Herald from Panama says: A treaty OF
peace between the government and the
revolutionists has ben signed. This action
followed directly after the most desperate
battle of the entire revolution. in when
the losses on each side were very heavy.
Owing, it is believed. to some misunder-
standing of the terms of the armistlce,
brought about by the American. Elngilsh
and French consuls, the insurgents sud
denly renewed their attacks upon the
suburbs of Panama. The fighting lasted
eleven hours. with the exception OF only a
few minutes interval, and was very neaVy
from start to finish.
The rebel troops made charge after
charge on the trenches of the government
forces. pushing forward. with remarkable
bravery and with a reckleSsneSS approach
ing closely to madness. Every assault was
repulsed with a terrible loss, of life, but the
rebels were undaunted, and with eXtraor-
binary courage and renewed vigor repeated
the attacks again and again.
These desperate assaults were Kept up
all night long and were met with equally
brave resistance by the regulars. In one
of the in~trenchments. defended by a de-
tachment composed entirely of young men
from this city, nearly every one of the de-
Tenders was killed or seriously wounded.
1t was 6 o'clock Thursday morning when
the revolutionists were finally compelled
to give UP their attacks and forced to re-
treat to the positions they held when the
armistice was declared. The tide of battle
was turned against them by the arrival on
an express train from Colon of 500 fresh
troops to reinforce the government. These
gave the ~regulars the advantage and the
rebels retired after eleven hours of such
fierce fighting as the isthmus never saw
before.
the cessation of hostilities can be better
Imagined than described. Dead and dying
men were lying all along the Caledonia
road beyond the railway bridge for half a
mile, sometimes scattered a few feet apart
and more often in heaps. packed closely to-
gether.
How many were killed during -.e night
Is not yet known. but the number will reach
into the hundreds. The exact loss may
men crawled in out of the way Of bullets
and more died in the bushes. may not Al.
be found, being simply recorded as miss
ing"
As quickly as possible the Red Cross
corps. aided by the ambulance corps of
the British cruiser Leander, began to
Some of the wounded were taken to the
Red Cross hospital. already crowded with
patients from the previous battles. Others
We're carried to the Panama Canal COM
pany's hospital. where they were cared for
by all the available surgeons.
Sailors III, from a. the e. Le aaad we're ,o also sent sent
CARLOAD of corpses were gathered together
and cremated.
the revolutionary government went to the
old station of the Panama railroad under
a flag Of truce at noon. He met there Cen
eral Alban. governor of Panama, al dis
cussed with him the terms of a treaty OF
peace between the hostile forces. An agree
ment was reached after a long conference.
and the treaty was drawn up and signed
by General Alban on behalf of the gov
rnmen and D. Mendoza and Belisart
Parras as representatives OF the revolu
tionists.
Under the terms of this treaty the sur
render of the insurgents Is complete. The.
agree to deliver up all arms. ammunition
and ships in their possession. The gov
eminent grants full amnesty to all revo'
lutionists and the officers are permitted te
may have fought in the insurgent ranks
are to be allowed to return to their homes
All political prisoners held in Panama
have been released. Excitement in the city
is already gradually subsiding and there
is general rejoicing that the fighting has
ended without the threatened bombardmen
of Panama.