The Panama Rebellion

The New York Herald publishes the following account of the fighting at Panama, prior to the conclusion of peace : — •'Owing, it ia believed, to a mis understanding &v to the armistice, the Insurgents suddenly renewed hostilities, and attacked Panama at seven o'clock on Joly 25. The most desperate battle ©f the Revolution followed. For eleven hoars the rebels made charge after charge on the Government trenches, bat each time they were repulsed with great loss, 11 Ia one entrenchment, defended Almost exclusively by young men of Panama, nearly all the defenders wero killed or wounded. 3he rebels at six t'olock yesterday morning were com pelled to retreat to the positions held When the armistice was declared. The arrival of reinforcements from Oolon turned the battle against them, Hun dreds were killed, As quickly as possible the Red Gross detachment and the Leander'a Ambulance Dorps began to attend to the wounded. The sailers of the Leander picked up the dead in cartloads and cremated the bodies. The rebels at noon, under a flag of truce, sought terms with the Govern ment, which resulted, as already stated, in the conclusion of peace;"

A Despatch from Colon states that ■ix hundred lives were loat in that Department before the Rebellion was ended. Many hundreds w* re wounded, the Liberals being the greatest spffer ers. The foreigners who took part in the rising are to be banisbed wiihin a week. The burying of the dead on both sides is in progress, and Panama is in the deepest mourning, owicg to the loss of many of ,itß prominent citiVns, Tranquility cow prevails in the Department of Oolon Both Parties were supplied with arms of the most modera description.

Colonial Wool

In an article on colonial wool, the Bradford Observer of the 9th July makes some strong comments on the holding policy adopted by the home authorities, from which we make the following extracts :— " To say that the present position of affaire is unique in the history of the colonial wool trade is a very mild way of putting the matter, for we are, in fact, face to face with a desperate attempt on the part of the holders of this important product to prevent it from resuming its natural level. We have no hesitatoa in saying that, as far as users of wool are concerned, the •whole trade ia with ua in tho opinion that, until merino wool is allowed to feel its own feet, there can be no se curity as to the future of prices. Thb holders and importers of wool have, however, made up their minda not to allow this. They have run the sales last week on the basis of ' three days a week,' and have finally thrown down the gauntlet by deciding that there shall be only one more series this year, commencing on the 9th of October, and limited to 250,000 bales, all new arrivals

1 It i<3, of course, unnecf ssary to say that, with regard to the merino market this course of proceeding is unheard of. But it bag been heard of many times before in other markets, and, in fact, is at this moment being carried on by the British agriculturist on a large scale. We do not remember any striking instance of success in such attempts, and his notorious that the provision of the pastoral mind is very seldom realised

{ But it is claimed that the present circumstances are excep tional, which may be freely ad mitted. The extent and rapidi'y of the rise in merino wool wera txeep tional, and have only been equalled by the rapidity of the fall, a fall which as far aa the Bradford market is concerned shows a declivity without any ledges or standing-placea upon which the un fortunate holders of wool could cling for relief. But our plea has been for weeks past that the sooner we turned oar backs upon these exceptional circumstances, and resumed a normal course of business, the better for all concerned. Instead of thii, however, we are to be compelled to fight one awkward situation with another for the rest of the year, and we shall see what we shall see."

The Leicester correspondent to the Observer thus comments on the p 3t ponement of the London series ,*- —

" The very drastic measure adopted by the Colonial Importer's Association of reducing the number ef sales from six to five for tho year, and thuß cancelling the November series altogether, has startled the whole trade considerably, and its effect re mains to be seen, though at Antwerp a rise of 10c. per kilo, took place im mediately. What it amounts to praeti cally is this :—That after the close of the present series there wil! only be offered by suction in London during l@oo 250,000 bales gross (say, 150,000 to 200,000 net), in addition to what may be left over frem the current series. It alao follows that the heavy quantities of New Zealand elipes, ÜBualJy rffered in November and December, will nob be available until 1901. In local wools growers are still able to dispose of their clips at fully late rates, and ;n some cases at an advance. Spinners kept busy en old orders, but the erra' tic course of the wool market per plexes them not a little, and they hesitate to make low quotations for yarns until something ike a reliable basis has been established. When this comes about confidence will be re stored, and new orders, no doubt, be placed with mora freedom. At present the busineas doing is mainly from hand to mouth and for immediate require ments.'

THE ASHBtTBTON GUIABTOAir; MONBAT, SEPT^MBEE 24 1900

Printed *nd published by Amnuub Jom» Tyrrkll-Baxteb, of Bn*n#t nbreet eait, for the Proprietors, RosBBB Bkll «od Heney Adam Maokay, *t their Printing Ofl&oe, Barnetfc Street, A»hbnrton, MONDAY, SEPTEMBEE 2^



AN HONEST MEDICINE FOR &A GRIPPE George W Waitt, of South Gardiner, Me gaya—'l have had the worst oougb, cold, chilis and grip, and have taken lots of trash of no aeoount but profit to the vendor. Chamberlain's Coagh Remedy is the only ihlog that h»s done any good whatever, 1 have used one bottle of i', end the chills, oold and grip have all lt-ft me. I congratulate the manufacturers of an honest medioine.' For sale by Ashhurton Drug Company HARDLEY BROS, Aahburfcon, supply I windmill a«d stand for £12, Well nk ng ab moderate rat s. | TO LET, -looms in Arcade Chumbera aiea Office or Small Shop in the Vroa •» T. BULLOCK i



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