The age-herald., 1902-01-21
THE LAUTARO IS BURNED
 AND HER CREW DESERTS
Rebel Boat Darien Sinks, and Padilla Is Said to Be Crippled-U. s. Battleship Philadelphia Wit
 messed the Fight.

NEW rOhHy JdnuaTy ZU-o.5u m.-A cabIeqram has been received from Colon saying that one insureent and two government vessels had been sunk in the naval engagement in Pan- anna harbor and General AIban, Gov ernor of Panama, was killed.
 The revolutionary fleet consisted of the steamers Padilia, Darien and Gal tan. They were trying to force a landing off Sacana.
 The government ships are the Chll- ian line steamer Lautaro, the Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamer Chicuito, and the Panama Company's steamer Boyaca. The first-named steamer was seized by General Alban and the other two have been chartered by the Colombian government.
 The United States cruiser Philadelphia is close to the scene of the fighting.
 Lautaro Burned.
 Washington, January 2O.-The Secre- tary of the Navy has received the fol- lowing cablegram from Captain Meade. commander of the United States ship Philadelphia dated Panama today:
 "The insurgents steamer Padilla at tackled the Lautaro yesterday morning at close quarters. Crew has deserted her. I gunboat Darien as this dispatch is writ ten Is approaching the United States cruiser Philadelphia in the harbor, prob ably for the purpose of conference. "The firing has ceased It Is impossible to locate the revolutionary gunboats Pa | dilla and Caitan.
 1 'The crew of the Philadelphia Is as- | sisting to put out the fire on board thf | Lautaro. It is rumored here on shore that the firing of the Lautaro is result of treason.
 "Later-The Lautaro has just sunk. It 1 is reported here that her crew rebelled.
 ''The revolutionary gunboat Padilia surprised the Lautaro at the opening of the fight this morning and began shoot l ing at close range. Many men on board l the Lautaro were killed.
 "A gasoline launch has just left here to l obtain details of the fighting.
 ..,rhe slow movements of the Padilla, which are noticeable from the shore lead to the belief that she has been damaged Death of General Aiban. Panama. January 2O.-Gen. Carlos AL ban, the military commander of this district and the governor of Panama, was killed during the fighting this morn- ing His death Is deeply deplored, for General Alban was loved by his soldiers and enjoyed the esteem of the comm un- ity.
 It is asserted that the death of the Colombian leader may have the effect of bringing to the government side large numbers of men anxious to avenge his loss. 2 !
 some of the men killed on board the government ship Lautaro have been brought ashore where they are being buried
 The government gunboat Boyaca has just moored to the dock here. She brings troops from Chiriqui. She reports that the revolutionary steamers Padilla, Darien and aGitan drew off when they became aware of her presence
 The Darien is now reported to be in sinking condition.
 VIII Demoralize Troops.
 Washington, January 2O.-The colom- bian legation officials here fear that the death of General Alban, leader of the government troops on the isthmus, will have a very demoralizing effect upon hin army, a great part of which Is made up l of ignorant coast negroes who would be | apt to be affected adversely by the loss of their leader.
 | Dr. Silva, the Colombian minister bere. | has been assured by the State Depart ment that anything in the nature of | bombardment of either of the isthmian | towns with Its accompanying danger to | American interests and interruption o& traffic. would be prevented by the Aneri- | car naval representation in that quarter l Rebels Forcing the Fight.
 willemstad. Island of Curacoca, Jan uary 20.-via Haytien Cable.-venzueian | advices received here today say the gov l ernment forces had the best of the fight | ing at Maracaibo Saturday last. al- | though Colonel Peralto, Colonel Fnen- mayor and fifty men were seriously wounded. The governme ent troops these advices added are pursuing the revolu- tionists
 Later in the day it became known that the insurgents who attempted to cap ture Maraicabo on Saturday were ad- herents of General Hernandez who is called "Flmocho'' and who Is still kept in prison by President Castro. The rev olutionists attacked the police post situ- ated in the main street. The fight there ended in the defeat of the revolutionists. There were several killed and wounded. according to the latest advices received while other reports make the loss quite heavy on the government side.
 The revolutionists concentrated at Par aguana and near Vela de Coro. according to the reports which have reached Cur acao. and appear to have been defeated by the government forces. The authori- ties at Carupano have raised large war tax on all the foreign residents which action has caused protests on the part of foreign representatives and request for the dispatch of war vessels to pro tect foreign interests.