| Show PANAMA IN STATE OF PANIC general cobas about to seize the reins of government A special from panama colombia under date of july 20 says not since the days of the last revolution 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 9 0 clock the office of el EI lapiz the or 1 gan of the liberal party on the isthmus was visited by officers of the general staff of the army who destroyed yesterday yesterdays s edition of the newspaper one of the directors was slightly wounded but managed to es 1 cape the news spread rapidly in the santa ana neighborhood where most 0 01 the liberals reside sentiment rose to a high pitch and a few of thel prominent people counseled tion they took no action homeier the next event came like a bombshell A company of soldiers ap parent ly under tha the orders of generald general Gener alj vasquez cobos commander of the na f tiona forces surrounded the resi rest dence of Go governor vornor mutis mutts but ane gov arnor and his wife who Is an amer lean ican woman having been warned a few minutes before the arrival of the troops succeeded in escaping general huertas commander of the battalion of colombia when he learned of the el lapaz incident retired to headquarters where he found general cobos according to current reports the latter atter ordered general huertas to remain in quarters ex acely what has taken place Is un known but it Is said that dr aria arts tides arjona secretary of the goy gov fernando arango chief of police and laram navia a member of the departmental superior tribunal of justice are under arrest the last named for trying to argue with gen len eral cobos the illegality of his action an attempt also Is 1 said to have been made to arrest senor guerra secretary of finance but he refused f to accompany the officer who went to arret him when the officer returned with soldiers to effect hia his capture luerra had departed the only civil off official iclal on the street this morning was mayor ossa governor mutis mutts spent last night at the british consulate ate but it Is rumored that he will take refuge in the american consulate it la Is rumored that general cobol offered the governorship to different conservatives who refused to accept and that he himself will assume civil command it Is said that consul eudjer attempted to send a cablegram to arthur artaur M beaupre the unit if ed states minister at bogota but that t the agent refused to accept the mes j sage |
