The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, November 12, 1903, Image 3
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PANAMA CITY
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Colombian Gun Boat
Called Down t
MARINES LANDED;
Once More the United States
Has Closed Railroad on
the Isthmus.
Further Details of the Sensational
Coup in Declaration of Independence
by Panama Citizens.
Uncle Sam is Vitally
Interested.
Vice United States Consul Elirman,
at Panama, Colombia, cabled the state
department under Wednesday's date
that the Colombian government war
ship Bogota was shelling the city.
Mr. Ehrman was immediately instructed
to protest against the bombardment.
If the consul's protest is not sufficient,
then the commander ot the United
States f.hip Boston, en route to
Panama from San Juan Del Sur, 600
miles distant, will promptly seize the
Colombian gunboat if necessary to
stop the bombardment.
This bombardment is in violation of
all the rules of war, beginning as it
did without the required notice. Moreover!
the United States government
takes the ground that it certainly interferes
with the freedom of transit
across the isthmus, which this government
is treaty bound to maintain.
The greatest activity was exhibited
m in the state and navy departments
Wednesday, and there were" frequent
consultations between the officials of
the navy, officers particularly being intent
on working out the details for the j
protection the isthmian traffic out-'
lined by the state department.
It is quite evident that the navy is j
making preparations for a larger de-}
mcnstratipn in isthmian waters than l
it has made for many .years, and the j
fact;is hot disguised that all of the in- 1
' formation that has come from the se-,
cret agents of the government point 1
to the ultimate success of the revoiu-;
tion.
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."You will protect American interests j
at a|l points and do everything possi- (
ble -to avoid: bloodshed," is the sub-;
stance of the instructions cabled by j
the navy department to the naval com- I
manders now at the isthmus or on |
thei? way. The last part of the in- j
struptions is particularly significant,
for tt forecasts a more acfive interposition
by the United States government
in' the troubles cn the isthmus
than has perhaps ever before been displayed.
With the Atlanta, Dixie and Nashville
there will be a naval force od
the gulf side of the isthmus sufficient
to meet any probable emergency. The j
presence of the 400 Colombian govern- i
ment troops at Colon makes the sit- j
uation there at present more difficult I
than on the Panama side. It will j
probably oblige the United States to
take temporary possession of the railV
way, as traffic cannot be maintained
with one end of the line in possession
of the government forces and the
otner in; tne nanus 01 tne revolution- j
ists. . *
Excitement in Colon.
General Cuadros, the prefect of Colon,
and tne commanding officer of
troops in the city are maintaining
their position of refusing to acknowledge
tho authority of the provisional
government of Panama. During the
day the United States gunboat Nashville
landed about fifty blue jackets
and a quantity of ammunition. This j
action caused a great commotion,
v The Colomoian flag still nies over
the prefecture. The flag of the
new republic has already made its apperance
in Colon.
During the excitement Wednesday
afternoon tne blue jackets from the i
Nashville quietly placed bales of cot- i
ton on the tops of freight cars, form- j
ing excellent barricades. Many of the j
citizens were armed with rifles, and re- J
volvers. Several Americans and other
foreigners took refuge on board the
German steamer Markomannia. The
opinion of everybody in Colon is that
the isthmian canal is now assured.
At 7:36 o'clock Wednesday night
the American bluejackets returned j
aboard the Nashville.
The Question of Recognition.
Some cable inquiries have reached !
the state department from men who j
stand very high in the business world ;
< of Panama asking if the United States '
government would extend recognition
to the new state if the present movement
was successful. The inquiries j
did not come in such form as to jus-!
> tify an official answer, and it is said ,
that it is not tne poi:cy or mis govern_____
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JARRED BY EARTHQUAKES.
Seismic Disturbances Felt in Half a
Dozen States?No Damage Done.
About noon Wednesday earthquake
shocks were felt in St. Louis, Mo..
Nashville, Memphis and Chattanooga,
Tenn.. Decatur. 111., Louisville, Ky..
Evansville, Ind., and other points.
While the jars were plainly felt and
caused considerable excitement, no
damage is reported.
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BOMBARDED
Starts Racket But is I
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iy Uucle Sam.
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raent to commit itself in such cases. J
The invariable rule as to recognition |
in cases of revolutions is to recognize |
de facto conditions, and if the United |
States consular officers at Panama
and Colon report that there is an act- j
ual working government in possession i
of the isthmus, they will be allowed ,o !
do business with it.
Secession Well Planned.
The revolution which occurred
Tuesday and which resulted in the
proclamation of independence of the
Isthmus of Panama, was not unexpected.
Since Sunday all kinos of rumors
had been in circulation, but it was not
until Tuesday night that the hour long J
looked forward to by the inhabitants
of Panama arrived. For two days previously
groups * of people had been
gathering about the town discussing
the situation, which caused alarm
upon the .part of the authorities, for
the houses of the leaders of the popular
movement were watered by the police,
but the revolutionists, fearlessly,
in and outside of their residences, issued
their orders and their plans were
carried out.
Independence Declaration.
The following is an extract from the
document proclaiming the independence
of the isthmus of Panama:
"Moved by the necessity of satisfying
obligations and of promoting within
the bosoms of the people respect
for right and liberty, the municipal
council of the. district of Panama,
faithfully interpreting the sentiment
of the people it represents, declares
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lU SOl^IHIl iUnii luat uiu Tfivmti
its jurisdiction shall, from today and
forevermore, separate themselves
from the republic of Colombia and,
limiting to it the state of Panama,
shall create with the other populations
of the department of Partyua who accept
separation, a republic, this republic
to have an independent, democratic
and representative government to assure
the happiness of natives and other
inhabitants of the isthmian territory.
In order practically to give effect
to this resolution, the people of Panama
will have to emancipate themselves
from the government of Colombia
and found a nationality free from
the interference of foreign powers.
"The municipality of the district of
Panama, in its own name and that ot
other municipal councils, commends
the administration and direction oh affairs,
pending the constitution of the
new republic, to a junta composed of
Jose Augustin Arango, Frederic Boyd
and Tomas Arias, to whom shall be
delegated all powers necessary for the
fulfillment of the duties commended
to them in the name of the country. *
The nroclamation was unanimously j
approved by the council. Everybody
is signing the act of independence.
Flag of New Republic.
In Panama the flag of the new republic
in colors of red. white anrl. blue,
floats over the government ouildings.
The movement for independence has
been in progress since the rejection by
the congress at Bogota of the KayHerran
canal treaty. The movement
has been promoted by prominent and
wealthy isthmians and Governor Obaldia,
of the department of Panama.
The advocates of independence both
at Panama and Colon are jubilant. The
presence of the United States gunboat
Nashville at Colon is believed to have
resulted in avoidance ot serious trouble.
United States and Co.ombia.
A point has been made that under
the treaty of 1846 the United States
guarantees the right of sovereignty
and property of Colombia on the isthmus.
But attention is now called to
the fact that this treaty was made
with New Granada, a nation of which
Colombia formed only a fraction, and
there is nothing to prevent the United
States government, rrom recognizing
further sub-division of the territory of
Granada. This conclusion may havo
an important bearing on the future
canal project as indicating that the
United States is not absolutely bound j
to make a treaty with Colombia alone
if it wishes to open a canal.
TO IMPROVE GREAT CANALS.
New Yorkers, in State Vote, Approve
Enormous Issue of Bonds.
I New York state, in Tuesday's elec- !
tion, gave a majority of nearly 250.000
in favor of the proposition that the
state shall spend $101,000,000 for improving
its canals.
Tho plan is to widen and deepen
Erie canal so that, it will accommoI
date barges of 1.000 tons carrying cai
pacitv and to improve the Oswego and
; Champion canals. Under the law the
state will be allowed to issue not
more than $10,000,000 of canal conds
at any one time and they are to run
| for not more than eighteen years.
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j ATTORNEY JEROME UNDAUNTED.
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! Notwithstanding Victory of Tammany,
Reform Fight Will Proceed.
i At New York, Wednesday night. DisJ
trict Attorney Jerome said:
j "If they think they are going to
j have an open town, they have made
i the biggest mistake of their lives. I
am going after the gamblers and the
divekeepcrs, and I am going to get the
evidence. I can get money."
MINE HORROR IN MONTANA
Nine Men Co to Frightful Death in
Blazing Shaft cr Kearcarge
Gold Pit.
Fire in the Kearsarge mine, six
miles from Virginia City, Montana,
Friday, killed nine men. The damage
to surface buildings is slight.
Among the dead is Superintendent R.
B. Turner, of Butte, one of the best
known mining men in the northwest.
The dead are: R. B. Turner, George
Allen, John Tobin, James Powers, Edward
Lebrcdy. William Fleming. Robert
Donnelly, two unknown men, miners.
All the dead miners are from Butte.
and were single men. The Ke?.r&arge
is one of the principal gold mines cf
the state and is considered very valuable.
It is operated by the Alder Mining
Company.
At the time the flames were discovered
the timbers in the tunnel were
ablaze. How the fire originated is not
known, but at th first alarm all the
miners, carpenters and laborers, some
170 in all, hastened across the gulch
to aid in subduing the flames. Superintendent
R. B. Turner, whose temporary
quarters were a short distance
from the burning tunnel house, at
once went to the scene and assume
the direction of affairs. He lost his
life in the endeavor to save others.
Turner was acknowledged as the
leading authority on cyaniding in
America. He was a member of the
American Society of Mining Engineers.
His father was formerly state
auditor of Montana.
Turner had a premonition that he
would die before he was 36. as a brother,
Frank turner, met a violent death
in Arizona some years ago when just
35 and other members of the family
hflvfl h^pn kiliftrt at that aee. Turner
was within three months of thfrty-six.
He leaves a widow and one child living
at Virginia City.
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MORGAN PREDICTS WAR. I
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Senator Criticises President for His
Action in Panama Affair.
A Washington special asy: Sena-1
1 tor Morgan states that he will introduce
a resolution at the extra session
of congress calling upon the foreign relations
committee of the senate to obtain
from the state department a de!
tailed report of the relations between
the United States and Colombia under
the treaty of 1846. According to Senator
Morgan the attitude *bf this country
is not justified by a careful construction
of the provisions of the treaty
and is at variance with precedents
laid down by the United States. ' In
discussing the situation, he said:
"This is the fourth time the United
r States has landed troop9 on the isthmus
under cloak of treaty. Heretofore
'-.it has been for tne suppression of rioting
and for the protection of Colombia.
Now that it is against the wish
of Colombia it undoubtedly will provoke
a just protest.
"Colombia means to go to war. Of1
that I am certain. This government
will find that'it will have a series of
complications on its hands not unlike
that offered by the Indians when they
were met with the territorial aggression
of this government, and the trouble
will be similar to that of the Filipinos
with the conduct of warfare
more difficult.
"I believe, however, the administra*.
tion will not have this matter to decide.
It is a question for congress and
that body is not likely to shirk the responsibility."
Hay Makes Statement.
The secretary of state makes the
following statement in regard to affairs
on the isthmus of Panama:
"The action of the president in the
Panama matter is not only in the
strictest accordance with the principles
of justice and equity, and in line
with all the best precedents of our
public^ policyl but it was the oniy
course he could have taken in com
pliance with our treaty rights and obligations.
By our treaty, entered into
with New Granada in the year 1846,
New Granada guarantees that 'the
right of way or transit across the isthmus
of Panama upon any modes of
communication that now exists, or
that may hereafter be constructed,
shall be free and open to the government
and citizens of the United
States.'
AN INJUSTICE TO OLSSON.
Gunner Did Not Insult Flag of Confederacy
as Reported#.
The story sent out from Newport
News a few days ago relative to a
fight between Gunner Andrew Olsson,
U. S. N., and Mayor Jones, of Hampton,
proves incorrect, and an injustice
to Gunner Olsson.
It was stated that the difficulty grew
out of an insult to the confederate
flag on the part of Olsson and that
.the alleged desecration 67 the confederate
colors was resented by Jones.
The encounter was really caused by
another matter, altogether.
TO ALABAMA'S DEAD
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| Memorial Shaft Will be Erected on
Chickamauga Battlefield.
i At the state reunion of the Alabama
Confederate Veterans and Sons of
Confederate Veterans it was decided
j to erect a monument at Chiclcamauga
; Park to cost not less than 5,000.
The state is not represented at any
park now. Part of the money is already
in the bank and the remainder
is pledged.
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UNCLE SAM AIDS
United States to Recognize
the Panama Secessionists.
CANAL RIGHTS ASSURED
President Roosevelt is in Hearty Sympathy
With the Rebellion and
Will Approve New
Government.
"The isthmian canal will be built
by the United States and built at
Panama." is the significant declaration
with great positiveness by a high administration
official in Washington
Thursday afternoon.
Coming from such a source, this is
taken as notice to those in congress
and out of it, who seek to take advantage
of the present complications to
revive agitation in favor of the Nicaragua
route that President Roosevelt
has no intention of allowing himself
to be swerved from his determination
in favor of the Panama route. It
also means that the United States government
proposes to have peace on
the i3thmus even at the cost of lending
its moral and actual support to the
newly declared republic of Panama.
To the representatives of other governments
who called upon Secretary
Hay Thursday to inquire concerning
the attitude of this government, this
I wras made clear.
Roosevelt Favors Revolution.
There can be no doubt tUht the
whole force of this administration is
favorable to the revolution and the
new republic which the revolutionists
claim to have established. The position
of this government is that the
general good warrants sovereign methods
being employed. A high official
of the state department state 1
that so far' as the present outlook
goes, the only possible solution in
sight are these:
1?The Colombian government may
make terms with the revolutionary
party, which could only mean that the
independence of" fhe provinces of
Panama and Cauca would be recognized
by Colombia.
2?The United States may recognize
the independence of the isthmus.
3?The United States may ; determine
that the situation requires thai
it establish sovereignty over the entire
Isthmus of Panama.
It will be seen that all of these conditions
lead to the' rame thing?the
establishment of an independent government
on the isthmus with which
the United States can deal in its canal
negotiations without further dealings
with the Bogota authorities.
The Associated Press is enaoled tc
state that this government will conduct
affairs with a firm hand in the
exploitation of the treaty of 1846. 0*
ders have been sent to the various'naval
commanders in the Caribean that
the isthmus is to be policed, the transit
kept open and also that bloodshed
must be prevented at any cost. This
is further than the United States ever
V.OO nnno liorotnfrtro it! thf> OniU'
ion of the officials in Washington indicates
that the establishment of the
new ogvernment at Panama, ff it
proves stable and orderly, will have
the good wishes of the United States
and our ultimate recognition and cooperation
in conducting an orderly and
permanent government on the isthmus.
Advocates of the construction
of the Panama canal say this assures
the exploitation of that project.
j "RACE SUICIDE" IN FRANCE.
Country is Being Rapidly Depopulated
and Remedies are Suggested.
A falling off in the number ol
French recruits thlsf year by 34,00fl
draws attention to the depopulation 01
the country. An extra parliamentary
commission is advocating reforms cal
culated to lighten the burdens of the
parents of large families, improved
sanitation in order to reduce infant
mortality, obligatory naturalization, to
gether with moral suasion and a prop
aganda to deter the peasantry from
flocking to the towns.
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS DIFFEfl
As to Legislation to Be Enacted Re
aardina Cuban Treaty.
A Washington dispatch says: There
were some interesting developments
Thursday as to the method of con
gressional proceedure on the Cuba:,
reciprocity treaty.
It has been generally supposed
that a resolution or bill approving tht
treaty would be all that was necessa
j ry, but members of the house anc
j some senators take an entirely differ
ent view. They say that a bill musl
be passed reducing ihe duty on the
products of Cuba and that every pro
vision affecting duties must be enactec
STOLE FOR TEN YEARS.
Cashier Tells of Manipulating Book:
to Hide Peculations.
Ar Newark, X. J.. H. J. Hoover, un
til recently cashier of Licking univer
sity and two years ago assistant cash
icr of the People's National hank, has
made a partial confession to the Peo
pie's bank officials that he is a default
er to the amount of $36,000.
He said he had been manipulating
the bank's books for ten years.
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jSOME ELECTION ECHOES. |
j Total of Votes Foiled in Tuesday's !
| Contest and Conceded Pluralities j
of the Successful Candidates. j
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I Complete official returns in New j
! York city show that George B. Mo j
; Clellau, democrat, defeated Mayor j
| Seth Low, republican, for reelection j
i by a plurality of 63.617.
i By the same returns Comptroller !
j Edward M. Grout and Charles F.
Fornes, president of the board of a!- I
J dermen, running for re-election on the
i democratic ticket, though elected two
j years ago as fusionists, defeated their
j fusion opponents by 66.790 and 64.P73
i plurality respectively, Comptroller
i Grout leading the city ticket.
McClellan's total vote for mayor was
314,906, to 251,259 for Low.
William s. Devery, independent candidate
for mayor, polled only 2,935
votes in the entire city, getting 2,671
of these in Manhattan and the Bronx,
266 in Brooklyn, 33 in Queens and
none in Richmond.
In Baltimore the e-Tvire Maryland
state democratic ticket, comprising
Edwin Warfield, of Howard county,
governor; Gordon T. Atkinson, of
Somerset county, comptroller, and William
Shepard Bryan, ?r., ot Baltimore
city, attorney general, was elected bv
about 5,000 plurality.
The democrats elected in Baltimore
city three state senators and eighteen
members of the house of delegates by
large majorities. The republicans elected
one state senator and six members
of the house of delegates.
The returns indicate an overwhelming
democratic majority on joint ballot
in the general assembly, which
will elect a successor to United States
Senator McComas. It is conceded
that the democrats will have on joint
ballot 82 votes in the general assembly
to 41 republicans. Warfield's plurality
in the state will probably reach
8,000.
T? Telon^ +Vio Qll
XIX liUV/UU iOiauu vug UVUAVN.* UVM
ceeded in re-electing Governor L. F. C.
Garvin, although by a reduced plurality,
but the other state officers went
to the republicans, and that party will
also have a working majority in the
legislature.
The republican plurality in Ohio is
about 115,000 for governor, and the
majority in the legislature on joint
ballot for senator is ninety-three.
With the exception of tne falling off
y>of the socialist vote, the election in
Massachusetts very nearly paralleled
f that of last year. Governor Bates was
^re-elected by the republicans by a
y 'plurality of 35.S9D over Colonel Gaston,
in a total vote only slightly under
that of 1902, when Bates won by 37,120
i j plurality.
i Sufficient returns have been receivI
ed in Nebraska to make it certain that
1 Barnes has been elected as the jusi
j tice of the supreme court by from
7,000 to 11,000, and the balance of the
? : reDublican state ticket by about 14,000.
In Kentucky the assertion seems
> warranted that Governor Beckham's
' final and official majority will be not
J less than 25.000. This is the largest
majority given a democratic guberna
torial candidate in fifteen years.
i WHITECAPS AID LOVERS.
' Novel Marriage Ceremony Performed
at Burlington, Pa.
' A whiteeap wedding took place Wednesday
night at Burlington, Pa., when
' j a party of masked men held at bay
the relatives of Miss Clara Browe
' j while she was married to Joseph P,
1 ! Rogers, of Fairburn, Ga.
The old people objected to the inat<"b
' ! and the community quickly took sides
! j with the lovers. Wednesday night
; Browe was called to his door, seized
j and bound, his wife and son were covi
ered with revolvers, and in their pres
ence Miss Clara was married to Rog
' ers by a justice who accompanied the
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BOYS NEEDED THE MONET.
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! Former Lieutenant Lee Takes Stand
I in> Missouri Boodle Case.
| ' At Jefferson City, Mo, Wednesday,
j in the trial of Senator Farris, charged
' I with bribery, former Lieutenant John
; A. Lee took the stand. He said he
asked Farris to help defeat the bill tc
1 repeal the law prohibiting trie use -r
| alum In baking powder. Farris said it
j could be done by holding the bill in
' j committee, but that it was an impor
I tant bill to the Royal Baking Powder
Company and the boys needed money.
He wanted $7,000, of wbich $1,000 was
> to go to each of six members, of the
? senate committee and SI,000 to th*
senator who introduced the hill.
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I NEGROES CENSURE WASHINGTON
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* | Tuskegee Educator Flayed at Meett
| ing of Colored Citizens of Boston.
* } At a mass meeting or tne negro ciut
j sens held in Boston, Mass., Saturday
* ' night, an address to the public was Is
sued, in which Booker T. Washington
was censured as a mischievous teachj
er and short-sighted leader, and the
j recommendation made that "the coi!
ored voters of the north, to better ad.
i vance their cause, detach themselves
henceforth from the control of both
. great political parties, which divide
. the country, to organize themselves in
. every state into an independent body
; of voters, and to wield the ballot m
. their hands with an eye single to the
. preservation of the rights conferred
on them and their brethren in the
f south by the fourteenth and fifteenth
- amendments."
protest rowr
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Eqpected Kick from Colombia
With State Department.
| ANSWER IS SPECULATIVE |jj
i Document Will Be Seriously Considered
Before Reply is Made.
Contents are Not Given
Publicity.
It was learned in official circles at
Washington Sunday night that the.
j United States of Colombia has Jcdgei
a protest to the state department
against the action of the United States in
connection with events which have
occurred in the isthmus of Panama.The
terms of the protest was not ' \j|g
made public, but it is known that gaa
strong objection is made^to attitude
of the United States in general and
against interpretations made by this
government of the treaty of 1846, between
the United States of America
and the United States of Colombia. jjfJSH
It is also known that the state department
has the protest under so- %
rious consideration.
Cruiser Boston Reports.
Word reached the navy department
Sunday of the arrival of the United
States cruiser Boston at Panama.
Commander Wiehl in reporting her arrival,
announced also the receipt of
instmctions from the navy department
which directs the keeping open
of the transit of the isthmus. He also . '-J
said that at this time tne traffic was ;-||||
undisturbed.
The president's yacht, the May.flowj- ''
er, left the navy yard at Washington
Sunday for Colon. Aboard her is Con-'
sul General Gudger, the United States
consul general at Panama, who goes ''
to that place to assume full charge w
of the American consular affairs.
The Mayflower is expected to reach
her destination in about eight days.
On his arrival at Panama, Mr. Gudger
will do business with the new govern- . "M
ment at Panama. He has full instruo*
tions from the secretary of state governing
his dealings with the new government.
Admiral John G.- Walker, president -'"H
of the isthmian canal commission also
was a passenger on the Mayflower.
His departure was considerable of a
surprise, no announcement to thi3 ef- I'M
feet having been made heretofore, and
the first news of his going to Panama: .'Ja
being given out by Secretary Moody.
Admiral Waliter, it is stated, goe3 to jS
Panama for the purpose of observing1
conditions on the ground and reporting '
to the president pn the situation and /%|1
on any changes that have occurred
since the isthmian canal commission
made its last report.
Rear Admiral John B. Coghlan. who , .^j
is to assume command of the naval J'.:
forces on the Atlantic side of the isthmus,
was also on the Mayflower.
Special Diplomatic Agent Appointed. :
Saturday's advices to the state department
indicated a regular develops
ment of the new government of Pana*
ma. The most important announce* sS
mcnt indicative of a speedy establishment
of full diplomatic relations with .
! the new republic was the appointment .
of M. Bruneau-Varilla, a Frenchman,
and one of the financial agents of the
Panama Canal Company, as the ag^nt
i of Panama in the United States. With. Jjp
J him the United States government wilt /*
transact any necessary ousmess m an %?jm
unofficial way, pending the appoint-.
mei^t of a regular minister plenlpotentiary.
M. Phillipe Buneau-Varilla is
! now in New York. His first official r^3?|
act wa to officially notify the junta :-<Ji
In Panama that the United States has - ^
recognized the de facto government
of the republic of Panama.
Britain Trusts United States.
The British government has formal- -jS
L ly requested the state department to
look after the interests of British subjects
on the isthmus, and similar requests
from other European nations
are expected, all of which will be ^>||?
promptly granted.
GERMANS MASSACRED.
Kaiser's Men Fought Gallantly, But - v
Were Totally Whelmed.
Official advices received at Cape
Town fully confirm the massacre ot
W???rviKo/l moraloii/l
' ueiiuaa; at rtaiiuuau, l/?iuhi ?<auu? - \ 'r
; German West Africa, by the Bondelz
j war tribesmen.
| The Germans fought gallantly to v^|
i the end, but were overwhelmed. It i9
believed none of them escaped.
Warmbad was burned.
The rebellion in Damaralan-d is officially
attributed to distress caused
bv rh<> long drought.
8TRIKE OF GREAT MAGNITUDE.
Walk-Out of Coal Miners In Colorado
Surpasses All Expectations.
A special from Trinidad, Col., says: v - ^
It is now evident that the strike of the
coal miners In the first district of the
Colorado Fuel and IrOh Company is no
small affair. In fact, it & a strike out
of all proportions to that even hoped
for by the officers of the United Mine
Workers of America and ten times
what was looked for by the coal opera*
tors.