The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-28
Civil Officials Arrested by
Government Troops.
The GOVERNOR WARNED
He Escapes Arrest by Taking Refuge at the
House of an AmsTicah '--NOn-Payment
Of the Soldiers Raises
Breeze.
lRv the Associated Press.l

Washington, July 27.--oCnsul General
Gudger, at Panama. has made the follow
ing report by cable to the State Depart.
ment of the episode at that city:
Last night about 10 o'clock. soldiers,
headed by the commander-in- chief, search
ed the governors house. The Governor
escaped He tried to reach the consulate
but was intercepted. He took refuge at
the house of an American. The streets
were lined with soldiers. They arrested
the Secretary of State, Chief of pohce and
Departmental employees. Department has
money
Another dispatch was received today
from Mr Gudger saying the governorshlp
had been rendered, but that 1T is not
known to whom. He added that the stu
alton is grave. Acting Secretary Looms
has decided to await further advces be-
fore taking action.
Mr. Gurder reported that trouble arose
because of the failure of the governor to
pay national troops. Troops were with
drawn at o'clock this morning..
| Sunday the Associated Press represen-
/ tative at Panama reported as follows:
| Not since the days of the last revolu-
| ton, when an attack upon the city by the
Liberals was feared, has there been such
a panic in Panama as occurred last night.
| Shortly after o'clock the office of FL
! Lapiz the organ of the Liberal party on
the Isthmus, was visited by officers Of the
| general staff of the army who destroyed
yesterdays edition of the newspaper. One
of the directors was slightly woundedas bllss
managed to escape.
As the office OF the newspaper is situat-
ed in very populous district, the news
spread rapidly In the Santa Anas neigh
| borhood where most of the Liberals re-
! side sentiment rose to a --sh pitch and
a few of the prominent people counseled
retaliation. They took no action, how
ever.
The next event came like bombshell.
company of soldiers, apparently under
the orders of Gen. Vasquez oCbos. COM
mander of the national forces. surround
ed the residence of Gov. Nuts. but the
governor and his wife, who is Ameri-
can woman, having been warned a few
minutes before the arrival of the troops,
succeeded in escaping.
Gen. Huertas. commander of the Bat
| talon of Colombia, when he learned of the
FL Lapiz incident, repaired TO headquar-
ters, where. he found Gen. Cobos, and, ac-
cording to curernt reports the latter or
dered Gen. Huertas TO remain in quar-
| ters Exactly what has taken place Is un-
! known, but it is said that DIR. Aristides
| Arpona, Secretary OF the Government;
Fernando Orange, Chief of Police; and
Etraim Navia, member of the depart
mental tribunal of justice, are under ar
rest, the last named for trying to argue
with Gen Cobos the illegality of his ac-
ton
An attempt also is said to have been
made to arrest Senor Guerra, Secretary
of Finance but he refused to accompany
the officer who went 10 his house to ar
rest him. and when the officer returned
with soldiers to effect his capture, Guerra
had departed. The only civil official on
the street this morning was Mayor Ossa.
Continued on Fifth Page.)