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Show A Panama Town In Aabea. Panama, via Galveston, Sept. 23. Three-fourtlis of Colon has been destroyed. Nine carloads of freight In transit was consumed. The wharves and shipping are safe. Owing to the riotous behavior of n mob of looters tiie militia opened fire with ball cartridge's, killing and wounding several persons. Re-Inforcciiunta Re-Inforcciiunta of iwllcu bae been di.-patched from here, and a supply of food was also tent. X-trrytulng is quiet now: the fire commenced shortly after midnight. In all about 150 build lig were Uestrojed, iucludlng the po-lcfTlce, Supremo C'xirt, Alcalde, the municipality prefectura, the ngeucies of ail the steamship com-innie-s exeept tin French company, the Pacific Mall and Royal Stall office's and a part of the wharf) every business of Importance on Front street and all the hotels. No deaths and no casualties cf any account are reporf&l yet. The total loss Is SI ,5011,000. The cause of tho fire is not yctascertalued. |