The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-28
REVOLUTION Is OVER
Opposing Leaders Enter Into
Treaty at Colon.
BLOODY BATTLE FIRST
In Which the Dead are Heaped
Upon the Field.
-O0DY BATTLE FIRST

rifice of more than 600 lives. and the
Liberals having been the great sufferers
while the wounded number many humid
reds. DR.. Mendoza, representing the
Liberals, and General Alban. arranged
yesterday for a cessation OF hostihties.
| the Colombian Liberals being pledged to
surrender their arms and being guaran-
teed their freedom from prosecution, and
| the retention OF all political rights. The
! foreigners who took sides with the rebels
are to be banished within a week. Cen
eral Herrera and DR.. Paras, who were
active in the revolutionary interests.
| have already left Panama, The work OF
| burying the dead on both sides is already
| in progress. Panama has been plunged
| into the deepest mourning by the loss Of
| its most prominent men. On both sides
| in this conflict, the armies were pro-
vided with arms Of the latest models.
Colon has been tranquil throughout the
| rebellion.
New York, uly PA dispatch to the
Herald from Panama says: "A treaty Of
peace between the government and the
revoIutionists has been signed. This ac-
battle of the entire revolution, in which
| the losses on each side were very heavy.
Owing. it is believed, to- some uisunder-
standing Of the terms Of the armistice
brought about by the American. Eng
lsh and French consuls the insurgents
suddenly renewed their attacks upon the
suburbs of Panama The fighting lasted
eleven hours, with the exception Of only
few minutes interval and was very
heavy from start to finish. The rebel
troops made charge after charge Jpn the
| trenches of the government pushing for
ward with remarkable bravery and with
reklessness approaching closely to mad
ness. Every assault was repulsed with
terrible loss of life, but the rebels
were un6aunted and with extraordinary
| courage and renewed vigor repeated the
attacks again and again. he desperate
! assault were kept up all night long and
were me with equally brave resistance
by the regulars. In one of the entrench-
nents defended by a detachment COM
posed almost entirely of young men
from this city. nearly every one Of the
defenders were killed or badly wounded.
1T was o'clock Thursday morning
when the revolutionists were finally COM
PEELED 10 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 govern
ment the advantage and the rebels re-
tired after eleven hours OF such fierce
fighting as the isthmus never saw be-
fore. The appearance Of the battle
ground after the cessation of hostilities
can be better imagined than described.
Dead and dying men wee lying all along
the Calendonia road BY the railroad
bridge for half a mile. sometimes scat
tered few feet apart and more often In
heaps packed closely together. How
many were killed during the battle is
not known but they will number hun
dreds The exact loss may never be
known for many Of the wounded men
crawled 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 Leander. began gath
ering up and attending TO the wounded.
Some Of the wounded We're taken 10 the
Red Cross hospital already crowded with
patients from the previous battles. 9th
ers were carried to the Panama Canal
company's hospital where they were
cared for by all available surgeons. Sail
ors from the Leander were also sent out
to jck Up the dead. Cart load after cart
load Of corpses were gathered together
and cremated.
DIR. Carlos Mendoza secretary gen
eral Carlos Mendoza, secretary general
Of the revolutionary government, went to
the old station Of the Panama railroad
under flag Of truce at noon. He met
there General Aiban. gveynOr OF Panama.
and discussed with him terms OF a treaty
OF peace between the hostile forces. An
agreement was reached after long con-
ference and the treaty was drawn no
and signed by General A}han on behalf
Of the government. and DR.. Mendoza ard
Belisario Perras as representatives Of the
revolutionists. Under the terms OF this
treaty the surrender of the insurgents IS
complete The government grants full
political prisoners held In Panama. have
amnesty 70 ali the revoiutionists. and all
been released"
Kingston. Jamaica. July Z7.-The Colon
ban consul general here. Nr. Forwood,
gave out the statement today that he
had received dispatch from the governor
saying that the rebels had been badly
defeated at Sants1der that The depart
msnt OF Cauca, Antigua. Cundfnamzrz
and Bogota we're quiet and "a the pos
- ssi0n q the government. and that 10
Toiirna the rebels were entirely sur