Show PANAMA M STATE OF PANIC general about to seize the reins of government A special from panama colombia under tinder date of july 26 says not since the days of the last revolution when an attack upon the city by the liberals berala ll waa mas feared has there been such a panic in panama as occurred last night shortly after 9 0 clock the office of el hapli the organ of the liberal party on the isthmus mas ft as visited by officers of the general kfaft or of the army who destroyed yesterdays yesterday s edition of the newspaper one of the was slightly wounded but managed to es cape the news spread rapidly in the santa ana neighborhood where most 01 0 the liberals reside sentiment rose to to a high pitch and a few of the prominent people counseled tion the took no action however the next event came like a bombshell A company of soldiers apparently ly under tinder the orders of general vasquez cobos commander of the na dional forces Aur surrounded rounded the residence of governor atutis but the governor and its his wife who Is an american woman having haning been warned a few minutes before the arrival ot of the troops succeeded in escaping general commander of the battalion of colombia when he learned of the el lapaz incident retired to headquarters where he found d general cobos according to current reports report the latter ordered general Ili huertas lertas to remain lu in quart quartets teis els ex acely what has taken place is un ull known but it is said that dr aristides arjona secretary of the government ern ment fernando arango chief of police and detrant navia a member of the departmental superior tribunal of justice are under arrest the last named for trying to argue with gen eral cobos the illegality of his action an attempt also algo is said to have been made to arrest senor guerra secretary of finance but he refused to accompany the officer who went to arrest him when the officer returned with soldiers sold leis eis to effect his capture had departed the only civil official on the street this morning was mayor ossi governor mutis spent last night at the british consulate but it is rumored that lie he will take refuge in the american consulate it is that general cobos 0 offered the governorship to diff different crent conseria conservatives tives who mho refuse refused l to accept and that he himself will mill assume civil command it is said that consul eudjer attempted to send a cable gram to arthur al beaupre the united states minister at bogota but that the agent refused to accept the sage |