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Show 11 ONJNEGUADDR DESPERATE STRUGGLE IN PROGRESS PRO-GRESS FOR CONTROL OF PROVISIONAL PRO-VISIONAL GOVERNMENT. General Plaza, Who la Supported by the Liberate for the Presidency, Hae Left Quito at the Head of Army to Attack Guayaquil. Guayaquil, Ecuador. The roast province of Ecuador have recognized the provisional government proclaimed at Guayaquil by General Pedro Mo litem, li-tem, December 28, six days after tho sudden death of President F.mllio Estrada. Es-trada. Serious fighting has occurred at two of the western provincial cities. Communication with Quito, capital of the republic, and with other part of the- Interior is interrupted. In a bat tip fought at Iiabahoyo, capital of tho province of I.os Rios, General Montero's force was victorious. vic-torious. Another fight occurred at Machalu, capital of El Oro province, but the re-eult re-eult Is not yet known here. It Is rumored that General I'onl I da I'laza, who is supported by the Uberals for the presidency, has left Quito, at the. head of a largo army with the Intention attacking Guayaquil. Guaya-quil. Regiments aro being formed hero to oppose, General I'laza. Railway Rail-way traffic between the two cities has been suspended. Ex President General Eloy Alfara, who went to Panama after turning over the reins of government to General Gen-eral Estrada, Is expected to arrive here some tlmo during the week. |