The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-07-28
PEACE
Peace Il eaty Between the Pan
CANA Government aud the
Rebels ia 'ig Aed

NEW YORK, JULY 2I-A dspatch 10
the Herald from Panama says;
A treaty Of peace between the govern
ment and the revolutionists has been
signed. This action followed directly the
most desperate battle of the entire revo-
luton. I'm which the losses of each side
were very heavy.
Owing, Il Is believed to some mis-un-
derstandng of the terms Of the armisuce
brought about by the American, Eng
lish and French consuls the insurgents
suddenly renewed their attacks upon the
suburbs Of Panama. The lighting lasted
eleven hours with the exception Of only
a few minutes interval and was very
heavy from start to finish
The rebel troops made charge after
charge upon the trenches of the govern
ment, pushing forward with remarkable
bravery and with a reckessness ap-
preaching closely to madness
Every assault was repulsed with a ter
rible loss of life. but the rebels were
undaunted and with extraordinary cour-
age and renewed vigor repated the at
tacks again and again.
The despe ate assaults were pit up all
night long and were mot with equally
brave tsjstau:e by the regulars
In one of the intrenchments defended
by detachment composed almost entire
ly of young men from this city nearly ev-
cry one of the defenders were killed or
badly wounded
1t was 6 o'clock Thursday morning
when the revolutionists were finally COM
PEELED to give up their attacks and forced
to retreat to the positions they held when
the armistice was declared The tide Of
battle was turned against them by the
arrival Of an express train from Colon
with 500 fresh troops to reinforce the
government. This gave the government
the advantage and the rebels retired after
eleven hours of such fierce fighting as the
fsthr1us never saw before. The appear
ance of the battle ground after the cessa-
tion of hostilitis can be better imagined
than described. Dead and dying men
were lying all along the Caledonian road
by the railroad bridge for half a mile
sometimes scattered a few feet apart,
and more often in heaps packed closely
together
How many were killed during the bat
tie is not known, but they will number
hundreds. The exact loss may never BE-
known for many of the wounded mer
crawed out of the way in the thickets
and those who died in the bushes may
not all be found, being recorded simply
as missing.
AS quickly as possible, the Red Cross
corps, aided by the ambulance corps Of
the British cruiser Lsander began gath
ering up and attending TO the wound
ed
Some of the wounded were taken to
Red Cross hospital already crowded with
patients from the previous battles. 9th
ers were carried to the Panama Canal
cared for by all available surgeons.
Company's hospital, where they were
Sailors from the Leander were also sent
out to pick up the dead. Cart load af-
ter cart load Of corpses were gather d
together and cremated.
DR. Carlos Mendoza, secretary general
of the revolutionary government went to
the old station Of the Panama railroad
under a flag of truce at noon. He met
there General Alban, governor of Pan
anna and discussed with him terms of a
treaty of peace between the hostile
forces.
An agreement was reached after a
long conference and the treaty drawn up
and signed by General Alban on behalf
of the governmet and Or. Medoza and
Belisario Perras as representatives of
the revoutionists. Under the terms of
this treaty the surrender Of the insur-
gents Is complete. The government grants
full amnesty to all the revolutlonlsts and
all political prisoners held in Panama
have been released.