The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 22, 1902, Page 3

> \ / THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1902. INGENDIARIES TRY T0 BLOW UPTHE FORT Set Fire to Toz'pedoi Storehouse of Mili- tary Post, JUSTICE MOVES SLOWLY IN TONI3 Alleged Assassins Man- age to Delay Trial for Four Years. They Are Accussd of Killing the Marquis de Mores on the Soudan. SRR TUNIS, July 21.—At Susa, near hers, | Imperil the Lives of Hun- dreds of Soldiers Near Astoria. C:iminals Leave a Threatening Note | in Which They Sign Them- selves as “The Twelve Dynamiters,” Ry G Special Dispatch to The Call. ASTORIA, Or., July 2L—Incendiaries are making an attempt to destroy Fort Stevens, the new military post near Lhis y. Had their plans succeeded on Sat- night they would have blown the ms and perhaps killed hundreds They set fire to the torpedo at the fort, but the building reproof and their attempt failed. centl large building at Fort Ste- s was destroyed by fire and the blaze endiaries. Efforts to locate the mis- ants failed signally. On Saturday ght the second attempt was made to stroy the fort. The torpedo storehouse nd to be in flames, but the troops v extinguished the blaze, which had e little headway. Almost simultaneously fire was discov ered in the barracks, but this, too, wa: extinguished. The incendlaries had sat- urated the floor with oil. After the fires were put out the men 1d & note signed “The Twelve Dyna- ers.” The note was to the effect that twelve men had determined to destroy fort, and that their efforts would be continued until their plans succeeded. The officers at the post are reticent about the affair and decline to give out wh information. It has created great excitement there, and strong efforts are being made to discover the incendiaries. RULES TEAT POOLROOMS ARE NOT “NUISANCES” Court Denies Sausalito Hill action’s Application for an Injunction. Marin = —The Superior to-day handed Marin cision in the poolroom case— by A. J. Treat et al., in- County of the gambling The suit was brought m proprietors by the the grounds that the ublic nuisance 2nd the both a temporary and junction against the gam- mporary injunction was de- k and the appeal for njunction was taken under ges Angellotti and or dered to-day by the the petition, dismisses the n and holds _of pooiseliing in Marin imate as any “dry goods to put an end to rts of the “hill faction” ooms. It may, however, rd to play and the people cti e looking forward with for further developments. DYING SUICIDE REPENTS AND BEGS FORGIVENESS Lives Nearly an Hour After Slash- ing His Wrists With a Butcher Knife. SAN DIEGO, July 21.—Becoming de- ndent because he was a sufferer from . rnest J. E. Thielbahr of cut the radial artery in his w fternoon and bléd to death. s made with a butcher elbahr lived three-quarters afterward, He begged his wife e him for what he had done. He was sorry for the act and scarce- w what he was doing at the time. Thielbahr was 43 years of age, & na- £ any and came to San Diego ears ago from Los Angeles. s wife and daughter on k V. Tliness was the 3 Reports received from and Columbia rivers report largest In the his- Il 2w Ny R Y L The powder puff may help to hide the ravages of time but it avails little to hide the ravages of disease. When the face is dishigured by eruptions, the treatment must go below the surface to the blood, which is corrupt end impure. ! Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery | cures disfiguring eruptions which are caused by impure blood. It cures scro- fulous sores, erysipelas, boils, pimples, eczema, salt-rheum and other eruptive diseases which impure blood breeds and fecds, «1 was troubled with eczema from the crown of my liead to the soles of my feet.” writes Mrs. Etia Quick, of Cass City, Tuscola Co., Mich. *Could mot walk at times nor wear my shoes. Thought there was no help for me—sat least the doctor said there was nome. 1 went to see friends at Christmas time and there heard of good that Dr. Pierce's Goiden Medical Dis- covery had dome for them, and was advised to i at once. For fear that I might neglect it friend sent to the village and got a bottle made me promise that I would take it. I been getting worse all the time. 1 took thirteen bottles of the ‘ Golden Medica! Discov- ery’ and ten vials of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pel- lets, and used * All-Healing Saive,’ which made 2 complete cure. It was slow, but sure. 1 was tak 1e medicine about cight months. 4 say to all who read this: try SoMien Medical Discovery beiors wast: and money.” e sole motive for substitution is to permit the dealer tomake the little more profit paid by the sale of less meritorious medicines. He gains; you lose. There- fore accept no substitute for “Golden | Medical Discor A Dr. Pierce’s ;:fiu cleanse the clogged | system from accumulated impurities, J believed to have been the work of | | Union | interest in the duties of his office. the trial of the murderers of the Marquis | de Mores, who married a daughter of L.| | von Hoftman, the banker of New. York, and who at one time conducted a large ranch in North Dakota, opened to-day. Three of the assassins were arrested In One of them named Hamma | sef has since died. The remain- | ing two, EI Kheir and Hamma Chiekh, | | were in the prisoners’ dock to-day. | | The Marquis de Mores was killed in| | 1896 in the Soudan, where, it has been as- | serted, he had gone to enlist the Arab { chiefs against the British. He and his | party were attacked by a band of tribes- men and all save a few of the thirty-six| in the expedition were killed. The jour- ney of the Marquis, it was asserted, was part of a plan to extend French com-| | merce by diverting the route of the cara- vans from Trivoli to Gabes. Seventeen accomplices belonging to the Toureg tribe are still uncaptured. Ham- { ma Chiekh and Ben Youssef, before (he‘ latter's death, admitted taking part in | the murder, but accused ElI Kheir of be- | | ing the Instigator of the crime and the | | actual murderer. The widow of the Mar- de Mores, whose perseverance led to | a thorough investigation,- has been at| Stsa for the last three days awaiting the trial. She offsred a reward of 5000 francs for the arrest of the principal assassin. The widow blames the Government fo; not taking proper measures for the safs ty of the Marquis, which, she asserts, was | tantamount to inviting the massacre of | | his party. | At the opening of the proceedings EI Kheir denied his guilt and thanked the court for being tried by Frenchmen. He spoke and gesticulated with such vigor | that those in court who did not under- | stand Arabic thought he was in a fury. | The trial is expected to last a week. Both prisoners rose and saluted the | widow in military fashion when she en-| | tered the courtroom. El Kheir is a tall, well built Arab, with | “ensrge(lc features. He evinced no anx- ety. Hamma Chiekh, a younger and smaller man, appeared very uneasy. | @ i @ | (DEATH STILLS VOICE OF UHAIUH%I N Continued From Kage One. in Alabama to raise the funds neces- | on’s defense, waited on | ked how much he was the reply of this big-hearted man, who it is said acted in the matter solely on account of his friendship for Colonel Smith, who commanded the First Tennessee Ri back y for his General Barr owed him. MARIN OFFICER WITH SUBPENA , SEEKS TRACE OF EMIL FISCHER Inquest Over the Body of Miss Anna Goeppert Comes to a Halt Because of Failure to Locate the Jeweler. ment, to which young Rosser belonges AN ARDENT REPUBLICAN. General Barnes was a Republican in politics an ardent party man. He| in ‘every campaign | erful aid of his eloquence and-ogic at every needed point from” the Oregon line to San Diego. He was generally called where the fight was fiercest and the voters most obdurate, and to his efforts has been due the turning of | ma a day of seeming defeat into one of ndsome majority. For sixteen years he was onme of tha | leading spirits® of the “Invincibles,” a | famous political club of fifteen or twenty years ago. Often was he called to pr side over the Republican State conve: tions, and his prompt decisions, absolute fairness and parliamentary ability served | to allay much of the bitterness incident to defeat in such gatherings and pre- | vented many a hurtful breach in the ranks of the party. Few nien in the United States could equal General Barnes as a raconteur or| 4 im- | ; promptu, whatever the occasion. Whether | in making timely speech, set_or to lament the passing of some honored citizen, welcome the return of others, or charm the sense of fitness of thought and word at some feast his tact and talent | were perhaps more frequently cailed into service than in case of any other man in the country. His power as a speaker was well illus- | trated at a meeting of citizens of San | Francisco in the Palace Hotel in 1893 § the matter of the Midwinter Fair. The whole Erojm‘t was about to fall throug for lack of the necessary support. Leth. instead of enthusiasm seemed to pa the people. The meeting of leading citizens Avas called by tne directors tn settle the question whether they should abandon the project of holding the fair or go on with it. General Barnes ad. dressed the meeting in a speech that wi 1 it. fled trib; t ffl(i]:x,\—lhe credit of San Francisco was Under his eloquent urging iethargy apace, enthusiasm and zeal that con- While an_ardent and activ lican all his life General Barnes w. < in 10 sense a politician for “revenue.” Ie never sought office at the hands party, except once to consent to thgrp.:' sentation of his name before the Legis- lative. Assembly of 1898 as a candidate for the United States Senatorship. ceived a handsome and had merit alone have won the prize. HAD HISTRIONIC TALENT. As might have been expect | | Barnes pos d much histrionic talent | and had he made the stage his choice in | He re- | complimentary vote, | prevalled he might | | seeking a vocation would undoubt | eek oubtedl le{;l‘\n" taken a high rank among its grea};l When he was vet a y played the leading part in “Rosedais” 2? | the old California Theater, for the bene- | fit of the Mercantile Library, and the most | competent critics adjudged his perform- ance to be fully equal to Barrett's, who | had made great reputation in the role. { , General Barnes was one of the best known men in club life in the State, be- ing long an active member of the Pacifio- Club and Bohemian Club and one time president of the latter and an hono- rary member of the Union League Club. He was also a life member of the San Francisco Art Association. He was past commander of the George H. Thomas | Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and past department commander of the or- ganization. He was for many years an active mem- ber and past master of California Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons and a mem- ber of California Commandery of Knights | Templar. General Barnes was appointed a mem- ber of the Board of Regents of the Uni- versity of California in 1898 to succeed Timothy Guy Phelps and took a lively He was decorated by the King of Swe- den for distinguished services in behalf of some sailors of that nationality who had | Leen grossly mistreated bv the mate of the vessel to which they belonged. Genera] Barnes always took great ir- terest in military. matters, and for six years was colonel of the First Regiment, National Guard of California. During tue riots that grew out of the Kearney agi- tation he was appointed major general, commanding all the troops of California, General Barnes was first married just before the breaking out of the Civil War to a daughter of the banker Gould of New York, sister of George H. and Dr. ¥red 8. Gould of Santa Barbara. Thres sons were born of this marriage—Wil- liam S. Barnes, former District Attorney | of the city and county of San Francisco; J. W. Barnes, lieutenant, United States 'my, und Sanford Barnes. The three vs, with their mother, followed their fatker to San Francisco in 1863, and San- ford died not long after their arriva. The mother after a long period of suffering as an invalid died November 17, 1897. [ be long remembered by those who heard“ | uteq and worked for the fair ruled | In the latter part of February, 1900, in New York City, General Barnes was mar- ried to his second wife, who survives him. She was Mrs. Anna Scott of Toledo, Ohio. e SAN FRANCISCAN WHO IS WANT- ED AS A WITNESS AT THE GOEPPERT INQUEST. E3 AN RAFAEL, July 21.—Emil Fisch- er, the San Francisco jeweler, whom Mrs. William Goeppert de- clares to have been indirectly the ‘cause of her daughter's suiclde, | cannot be found. The Coroner has been seeking him since Saturday afternoon to serve a subpena requiring his presence at the inquest, but has failed to locate him. The problem is now up to the con- stable, and he is endeavoring to find Fischer. There are many peculiarities in connec- tion with Miss Anna Goeppert's death, and much upon which Fischer will be | asked to enlighten the Coroner’s jury. At his time the autopsy surgeons are at a loss to know the exact poison that was used by the young woman, but to-day the Coroner’s jury ordered the contents of the stomach analyzed in order to definitely determine the nature of the drug. ‘The liquid in several bottles found in Miss Goeppert's room iIs to be analyzed also. MURDERER DIE3 N LONELY CABIN Haunted by His Crime He Seeks Relief by Killing Himself, Spectal Dispatch to The Call. LEWISTON, Mont.,, July 21—W. C. Craft, who killed Sheepherder McClure on Rise Creek in the northern part of Fergus County about a week ago and dis- appeared after having tried to burn the bedy of his vietim, has taken his own life. He left a letter saying that he in tended killing himself, as he was haunted by the ghost of his victim. Craft was well known throughout Northern Montana and had for many years been a resident of Fergus County. The following message was received this afternoon from Sheriff Clary of Cho- teau County: “W. C. Craft has commit- ted suicide between Landusky and the Ceburn ranch by shooting himself with his Winchester.” The chase for the murderer will abandoned and Fergus County will be saved thousands of dollars. The body of Craft was found yesterday in a lonely cabin between Landusky and the Coburn ranch. Craft had left an unsigned lettor addressed to Sheriff Tom Shaw of Fergus County, confessing the murdef of Mc- Clure. In the letter he wrote that he was haunted by his victim and could not sleep. The letter was dated July 13. T Yosemite Via the Santa Fe. The quickest and most convenient way in and out of the Yosemite Valley s by way of the Santa Fe. If you leave San Francisco to-day at 9 a. m. on the California Limited vou wre in Yosemite to-morrow at 5 p. m. Call at Santa. Fe ticket office, 641 Markat street, for illustrated pamphlet and full par- ticulars. o be ge One in particular, marked “Bromedia, is sald by a chemist to contain some oth- er liquid. Another bottle, containing wood alcohol, is in the possession of the Coroner. ‘This poison was purchased by Emil Fischer from the Ferry Drug Com- pany in San Francisco and cost 25 cents. QUARRELED ON THURSDAY. Dr. W. J. Wickman, the chief autopsy surgeon, £aid to-day that in’ conducting the autopsy yesterday he detected a strong smell of alcohol in the stomach, but he could not assert definitely that the wood alcohol had caused death. There was a slight cut on the left eyelid of the woman. Fischer was known to have visited Miss Goeppert's apartments on Thursday and Friday evenings. Mrs. Thatcher, the landlady, believes that on Thursday night the two had an altercation. The inquest was commenced this morn- ing at 9 o’clock, but was not finished to- day owing to the non-appearance of Emil Fischer and the failure of the autopsy to reveal the kind of poison taken. Sev- eral witnesses were examined. MH%I‘%H'PMhMWI—HWWW [ ] DEGLINES OFFER F A JUDGESHIP Senator McLaurin Sends Letter to President Roosevelt. OYSTER BAY, L. L, July 21.—Senator McLaurin of South Carolina to-day sent a letter to the President declining the judgeship offered him. The friends of the Senator are indignant. They say that in- fluences had been brought to bear upoa him by his political enemies actually forcing him to-decline the pest. They in- timate also that semsational disclosures might be made regarding the inside hisy tory of this case. £ In his letter-td the President, in which his declination_was couched in positivs terms, Senator McLaurin based his action particularly upon a newspaped® articie wnich he inelosed, and which cnarged him with having sold himself for the prospect of getting such an office as the one that was offered him. President Roosevelt has made it known that he regards this accusation as_contembtible. When the offer of the appointment was made to the Senator on July 11 the news caused a furor in South Carolina. The friends of Senator McLaurin say that threats were bluntly made to attack the Senator personally if he should accept the appointment and that the President was informed of thelr plans. President Roosevelt determined to keep his prom- ise, however, but after the offer was made intimations were carried to Senator McLaurin that he must decline the ap- pointment. President Roosevelt is now urcertain what_he will do about the Sea- ator, but it is known that he is anxious to appoint him to some position. 3 JOSE, July 21.—The California Cured Assocfation has at last obtained a quo- rum, and the annual meeting of the associa- tion will be held in a few days. ; ‘William Goeppert, though prostrated by grief at his home near Larkspur ever since his daughter's death was made known to him, came to San Rafael to- day and offered much testimony. With vehement emphasis 'he branded Emil Fischer as the direct cause of his daugh- ter's untimely demise. FISCHER SPOKE OF MARRIAGE. “He has been going with my daugh- ter many vears,” said Goeppert. ‘“He won her affection and then, four years ago, succeeded in-luring her from her home. He told me after that time that he would marry her and in my presence often talk- ed about their marriage Goeppert was shown the note his daugh- ter was supposed to have written and asked if he recognized the writing. He scrutinized it carefully, but said that even though he.had seen his daughter’s writing many times he could not swear that she wrote the note. This came as a surprise to all present. RMY QUARTERS T0 BE ENLARGED Recommendations of tha Board of Officers Are Approved. New Post Is to Be Established at Presidio ior Return- ing Soldiers. WASHINGTON, July 21L.—A board of officers, consisting of Major Generals Cor- bin and Young, Brigadier General Lud- ington, Lieutenant Colonel J. A. Johnston and Major George Ruhlen, was appointed several weeks ago by the Secretary of ‘War to take into consideration the ques- tion of the provision to be made for the ! accommodation and shelter of troops re- turned from Cuba and the Philippine Isl- ands and to consider generally the con- struction of new buildings at «posts throughout the United States to accom- modate the increased garrisons. The board submitted its final report to tre Secretary of War, who has approved the recommendations submitted by it. The amounts given are those estimated to complete the construction of the various works, and while the allotments are made from the current appropriations it is not | expected that the full amounts will be | expended in all cases during the fiscal year. The allotments are as follows: For the construction of a new post for regiment of cavalry at Chickamaugua Park, Ga., $500,000; a new post for a battalion of in- fantry at Fert Haines, Alaska, $260,000; post for a reximent of infantry on the mili- | tary reservation at Monterey, Cal., $125,000; | three new posts, each to accommodate ' two companies of coast artillery at Fort Worden and Fort Casey, Wash., at the entrance to Pu- get Sound, and Fort Rosecrans, near San Diego, Cal., $120,000 each. Provisfon for a_regiment of infantry at the a Presidio of San Francisco, $75,000. Completion of Fort McKinzle, Wyo., to one Eattalion of infantry, accommodate 000, Barracks, quarters, stables, etc., for two batterles of light artillery at Fort-D. A. Rus- sell, Wyo., ,000. Necessary repairs to be made at Fort Har- rison, Mont., to make accommodations at that Dost for a battalion of infantry, $10,000. Enlargement of Fort Douglas, Utah, to pro- vide for accommodations for headquarters and | two battalions of Infantry, $125,000. | Enlarge Fort Lawton, Wash. ,to accommo- date headquarters and one battailon of infan- try, $105,000. To enlarre Fort Wright, Wash., to accom- modate one battalion of infantry, $30,000. To enlarge Vancouver Barracks, Wash., to accommodate one full regiment of infantry and two battalions of artillery, $140,000. To reconstruct Whipple Barracks, Ariz., to provide accommodations at that post for onme | battallon of infantry, $120,000, To continue the construction of barracks and quarters at Fort Riley, Kans., and Fort Leay. enworth, Kans., to provide for increased ga risons at those posts and the officers of the schools of instruction to be established there— at Riley, $225,000; at Leavenworth, $250,000. The board also took into consideration the construction of necessary buildings at many of the coast artillery posts on th Atlantic seaboard, on the gulf, at t* mouth of the Columbia River and at| scme of the inland posts for cavalry ard artillery where additional buildings are needed to accommodate the increased garrisons. It has been decided t@proceed at once with the preparations of plans and specifications for the necessary build- ngs at the new posts and at the posts Lo be enlarged, and to invite bids for their construction, but it is contemplated to | | place only a part of the work at other | places under contract at present to avoid | the large congestion which would result | by throwing too much work on the mar- ket at many of these places at once. Tho work that probably will receive first cor- sideration will be the new posts to be e: | tablished at Chickamauga Park; Haines Mission, Alaska; Monterey, and the Pre- sidio, San Francisco. WASHINGTON, July 21.—Minister Buck at Tokio reports to the State Department by cable to-day that cholera has broken out there. GAGE ROUTED IN A GOUNTY OF THE SOUTH San Bernardino Republi- cans Repudiate the Machine, Central Committee Names Delegates Opposed to the Governor. Its Action Certain to Be Ratifled at the Primary to Be Held sn Friday of Thias Week. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN BERNARDINO, July 21.—The Re- publican County Central Committee, which met in this city to-day, placed in nomination sixteen candidates for. dele- gates to the State convention to be voted for at a primary on July 25. While the question of instructions on the Governor- ship was not broached it is known that the members of the delegation, which will certainly be chosen In the primary, are personally averse to the renomination of Governor Gage. The delegation was selected in the interest of A. G. Kendall of this county, who Is a candl- date for a place as member of the State Board of Egqualization for this district, and his candidacy was the ques- tion of first importancé in making the nominations. All of the delegates ara friends of Kendall and will do everything in their power to bring about his renomi- nation, The delegates are S. F. Kelley, B. Daley, A. M. Ham, J. C. Col F. W. Gregg, C. J. Daley and Hutchings of this city; W. H. SI Needles, John T. Lindley of Ontario, H. D. Blakesley of North tarfo, Howard Smith of Colton; F. W. Nutter, F. C. Beecher, W. M. Tisdale and L. A. Klef- haber of Redlands, and T. B. Murray of Highlands, So far as is known there is not a single man on the delegation who is friendly to Gage. The majority are supposed to be friendly to Flint, although not tled to him, or, for that matter, to any one but the candidate from this county. The meeting of the committee was largely attended and was harmonious and enthusiastic. Nevada County Primaries. NEVADA, July 21.—The Republican pri- maries tq elect twelve delegates to the State convention will be held on August 9. The county canvention will meet in Frank | Grass Valley on September 2I. The Dem- ocrats will elect ten delegates to the Stats convention, on August 12, and on October 1 their county convention will be held in Grass Valley. Settlers Find Reservation Homes. OREGON CITY, Or., July 21.—Township 8 south, range 9 west, comprisng 23240 acres on the Siletz Indian reserva- tion, in Lincoln County, was thrown op=n for settiement to-day. The United States land office was thronged with men eager to- file, about 160 claims being- taken. 'Ithl township® contains the finest timber and agricultural land on the Tteservation. There ‘were only eight conflicting entries. i i i o ~VANECOUVER, B. July 21.—So great have beén the demands for: fréight sbace on the Australian and New Zealand steamers that another big freighter has been chartered for the run, to make her first trip from this port for Australasia in_September. Charles Goeppert, a liquor merchant of | San Francisco and a brother of the de-| ceased, testified that Fischer had often) spoken to him of marrying his sister. | He, too, would not swear that the note | found on Miss Goeppert's dresser was | written by her. At this juncture Juror La Viosa inter- posed an objection to proceeding furthar with the inquest until Fischer was pres- ent. He said that, as the case had taken | a peculiar phase, the stomach should be chemically analyzed. The other talesmen | concurring, an order was made to that| effect. | During the earlier proceedings Mrs. E. B. Thatcher, at whose home Miss Goep- | pert had apartments, testified as to hav- | ing discovered the young woman dead! in bed. Mrs. Thatcher told of Emil Fisch- | er's seemingly constant devotion to Miss Goeppert and his frequent visits to the | house. ‘Willlam Goeppert later gave testlmony{ to the effect that on one occasion his wife | intended to horsewhip Fischer, but he prevented it. | Mrs. Goeppert, the mother of the sui- | cide, being prostrated at her home, was | not_able to be present at to-day's pro- ceedings. The Inquest will be resumed on Thurs- day morning. Coroner Eden said to-night that if at that time Fischer was not pres- ent it would adjourn from day to day until he was found, as it was essential that he should testify. Fischer was last seen on Satyrday afternoon. ARGHIPS FIRE AT LONG RANGE Panama Bay Hngage- ment Ends in Noise and Smoke, Suits to measure $10.00 to $35.00 Don’t think that because we so often speak of our $10 suits that this is the limit in our made-to-order de- partment. We make suits to measure from $10 to $35. ] The $10 suit is a very good value—miany men not caring to pay more are thoroughly’ satisfied, for they realize that they save $2.50. The careful dresser will find his fancy represented here in our $30.00 and $35.00 grades. To prove that we can make him a satisfactory suit at this price we give this offer: Let kim order a $30 suit. If it doesn’t equal any $40 suit he ever purchased elsewhere from some tailor . he can have his money back. Could we say or do more to prove our values? Out-of-town orders for ade-to-order clothing filled—satisfactory fit assured through our self-measuring system— write for samples. SNWOOD 5 718 Market Street and Cor. Powell and Eddy Streets WASHINGTON, “July 21.—The State Department has received a cablegram from Consul General Gudger at Panama, dated yesterday, as follows: “Fighting at long range five miles out, between Padilla and Cuftan and two Gov- ernment vessels. No damage done.” This is the engagement in Panama har- bor referred to in Sunday’s news dis- patches. The Navy Department also received the following dispatch from Commander Pot- ter of the gunboat Ranger, which was | Tepresented In the press dispatches as i being in the line of fire: “PANAMA, July 20.—A slight engage- ment has taken place between insurgent snd Government vessels, Panama Bay. No damage. 1 have notified the in- surgents bombardment city or anchorage cannot_be permitted.” The Ranger was dispatched to David to report upon the revolutionary movements in that vicinity. GOVERNMENT FLEET SAILS. PANAMA, July 2L—The Government fleet sailed last night with reinforcements and ammunition and provisions for Gen- eral Bertlo's army at Agua Dulce. General Salazar, Governor of Panama, irstruct the commander of the fleet to deliver certain letters to General Bertio, and by all means, should the revolution- ary gunboat Padilla be met, to engage her in a decisive battle. Governor Sala- zar belleves that a big battle is being fcught at Agua Dulce, and that if the Government troops are victorious in the engagement, the revolution on the llt.h-l > mus will be ended.