THE MORNING OREGONIAN. MOIJDAY. DECEMBER 21, 1903.
U CAUCUS
Republican Members
Meet This Afternoon.
WILL MAP OUT THE WORK
Effort to Make the Session as
Short as Possible.
(Continued from First Page.)
NEW TAX LAW IS DOOMED
Eddy Law Probably Be Retained
Law Regarding Recording Fees
Needs Remedylng-Exemptlon
From Taxes to Be Restored.
SALEM, Or., Dec 20. (Special.) Re
, publicans of the Legislature will meet in
caucus Monday afternoon to map out a
course of procedure. They hope to and
the special session on "Wednesday or
Thursday. But whether they will be
able to reach a caucus and hold to It
makes variety of opinion.
It may be said tonight that nobody
knows for sure how many subjects of
legislation will come up or how long
the session will last. All the lawmakers
desire to cut short the session. Somu
leaders of both houses have said that
the Legislature can undoubtedly ad
journ for good on Thursday. Others
nave announced that they expect a long
session. Some aver that a caucus will
be effective. Others are outspoken in
their doubts.
Quorum Has Arrived.
At the Capitol, all Is ready for the
solons. Enough members for a quorum
are in this city tonight and by tomorrow
noon there will be a full attendance.
Both President Brownell and Speaker
Harris are here. They will drop their
.gavels at 10 A. M. sharp. Resolutions will
probably be adopted by each chamber to
retain the officers of last Winter's session.
Thereupon the houses will announce to
Governor Chamberlain that they are ready
to recejve any communication he may de
sire to make.
They will next adopt resolutions in mem
ory of the late Representative T. N. Mur
phy and adjourn for the day. The res
olutions will probably be presented by Mr.
Murphy's colleague, Representative Bur
leigh, of "Union and "Wallowa.
Business Begins Tuesday. '
In the afternoon Republicans will hold
their caucus. Tuesday morning the Gov
ernors message will be read and law
making will begin in earnest. All matters
of proposed legislation will go before
the caucus, at least an effort will be put
forth to shut out matters that do not.
Republicans desire to make out the pro
gramme and to follow it out in such way
as 'will offset any political advantage that
the Democrats desire to gain. Knowing
that the Democrats would try to profit
from a long session, Republicans will be
the more eager for an early adjournment.
They point out, however, they are .not
bound by pledges to Governor Chamber
lain to confine business to the tax law any
more than the .Governor is bound to them
not to veto any beneficial measures they
. may enact.
Measures of Signal Merit.
As opportunities of such beneficial
measures they cite the Illegality of re
cording fees under the present law, by
which all counties, except Multnomah and
Tillamook, stand liable to lose $500,000.
Thy also say that the state could
probably be much benefited by further
legislation for the portage road, and the
Celilo canal.
As announced in today's Oregonlan, the
new tax law -will probably be repealed
and the old re-enacted; the Eddy tax law
doubtless will stand, the portage road law
will be retained, the law as to recording
1 .fees will be changed, and the ?300 ex
emption from taxes wIlL be restored. But
it is not likely that the Legislature will
accomplish all this without debate, per
haps long and drawn-out.
For the Old Tax Law.
The members are practically unanimous
.for the old tax law, yet they differ as
to whether that law should be restored
as it stands or whether it should be
amended, and what the amendments
should be. Their minds diverge also on
the subject of the portage road and the
Celilo canal, even though agreed against
repeal. Some believe that part of the
$165,000 appropriation should be available
at the discretion of the State board for
'canal right of way, and others reply
that such use of the appropriation would
render the portage impossible. Thereforo,
say the latter,, the Legislature should
either appropriate additional money for
the canal right of way or let the canal
matter alone.
Phelps Will Not Fight.
Representative Phelps, author of the
new tax law, says he will not lead a cam
paign to, keep it on the statute books. It
is jrot likely that much of a fight will be
waged for the new law. Mr. Phelps has
an amendment of some two dozen words,
-which, he says, would cure the defect
He will offer the amendment in the cau
cus. Representative Shelley, of Lane, will
propose restoration of the $300 tax ex
emption. His bill will limit the exemp
tion solely to household goods and to im
plements necessary to individual liveli
hood. The Eastern Oregon delegation wjll pro
pose an appropriation of $100,000, or so
much thereof as is necessary to buy right
of way for the Celilo canaL A plan may
also be submitted for a tax commission,
which should report next year a tax bill
framed along the lines of the Phelps law.
Such a commission, say Its advocates,
could review al the tax. laws and offer a
substitute which would remove incon
gruities therefrom and avoid the errors
of the Phelps act.
placed before them for reconsideration at DAN AM A A fHII H OP PiPPPH f
the special session. In regard, to the! tllrllTlrirl vIIIIl Jl Jtl.L.L I
South Carolina decision. It Is said that
the Supreme Court of that state was en
deavoring to uphold an important law
and for that reason construed the words
"next meeting" to mean the next regular
session.
The question Is before the Attorney
General, .however, and his opinion will
probably prevaiL Should the vetoes be
submitted this session an effort will be
made to pass over the Governor's veto
that measure which amended the Austral
ian ballot law so as to permit a voter to
cast a straight party ticket by making a
single mark.
The Clatsop County delegation may en
deavor to have the Astoria charter pill
passed over the Governor's veto.
Similar action has been talked of in re
lation to the pure food bill.
Inquiry among members of the Legis
lature tonight shows that there is unan
imity in opposition to any change what
ever m the Eddy corporation tax law. It
Is almost certain that the subject will not
even be- mentioned in either house of the
Legislature.
It Is yet uncertain whether action will
be taken upon the law passed by the last
Legislature providing that executions shall
take place at the state penitentiary. Sen
ator Marsters says this evening the Pleas
Armstrong was sentenced and the warrant
issued prior to the taking of effect of the
new law and that atter the Judgment had
been affirmed by the Supreme Court the
date of his hanging was changed, but ho
will be hanged by virtue of the old war
rant. Senator Marsters says that this being
the. case, Armstrong cannot escape hang
ing at Baker City, and there is no need
of a change in the law. Should further
consideration of the matter make It seem
doubtful whether Armstrong can be
hanged under the law as it stands today,
it is quite probable that the act of the
last Legislature will be amended so as to
provide that the new law shall not apply
to the punishment of crimes committed
prior to the time when the act went into
effect This can be attended to without
lengthening the session.
THE DATS JDEATH SOIL.
Frederic R. Coudort.
"WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Frederic R.
Coudert, the well-Tcnown lawyer of "New
York, died here today from an affection
of the heart, with which he had suffered
for several years. He was 71 years of
age.
Mr. Coudert, with his wife and unmar
ried daughter, was spending the "Winter
In "Washington, where he hoped to escape
the severe climate of New York City. In
addition to the members of his Immediate
household, there were at home when the
end came, Mrs. Frederic Bennett, of New
York, a wldswed daughter, and Mrs.
Colonel J. B. Bellinger, a married daugh
ter. Frederic R. Coudert, Jr., a son, is
expected here tonight from the South.
Funeral services will be held at St. Pat
rick's Cathedral, in New York City, Tues
day morning, and interment will be made
at Calvary Cemetery, in Brooklyn.
(Frederic Rene Coudert was born In
New York in 1832, of French parentage.
After graduating at Columbia College
in 150, he was admitted to the bar in
1S53, and rose o the head of the firm of
Coudert Bros. He was noted as a nubile
speaker and lecturer. President Cleve
land appointed him a member of the
Venezuela Boundary Commission, and he
served as Government director and re
ceiver of the Union Pacific, 1SS5-88, 1S92-9S.
Mr. Coudert was counsel for the United
States before the International Behrlng
Sea Commission in Paris, 1893-95. France
decorated him with the cross of the
Legion of Honor.)
Mrs. Henrietta Marshall.
"WORCESTER, Mass., Dec. 20. Mrs.
Henrietta Marshall, a remarkable char
acter, and believed to have been the old
est woman in Massachusetts, is dead at
the Worcester Hospital for the Insane at
the age of 105. She was born in Poland.
Left a widow nearly 60 years ago with
great wealth, she devoted herself to dis
tributing her fortune to the poor. Six
years ago it was found necessary to place
her under restraint
Thomas D. Yates.
CHICAGO, Dec. 20. Thomas D. Yates,
a prominent clubman of Chicago, was
struck by a cable car tonight, and died
a few hours later. He was 43 years old.
E. W. Meddaugh.
DETROIT, Dec 20. E. "W. Meddaugh,
for many years general counsel of the
Grand Trunk Railway, died today, aged 60.
The Struggle of Life.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
"The wage system will pass away," de
clared Carroll D. "Wright In an address
at Philadelphia on Sunday. "In Its stead
will come a system composed of the
profit-sharing! and the co-operation Ideas."
The National Commissioner of Labor is
not a Socialist Yet his prediction is butl
an affirmation of the central point and
the weak point of the Socialistic theory.
The Ideal Socialist world Is one In which
no man would get any more of the ma
terial rewards of exertion than any other.
The Socialist Imagines a world in which
life would not be a struggle, but a part
nership. '
2everthless, the fact abides that life
is a struggle always has been and, un
til the millennium comes, always will
be in which ambition refuses to be con
tent and ever strives.
Furthermore, by their well-nigh uni
versal actions, men recognize that this
struggle to gratify ambition is precisely
what makes life worth living.
The wage system Is the concrete ex
pression of the struggle of life. Under
it ambition is continually manifested.
"Wage payer and wage receiver are each
always trying to get more. The wage
system will continue ameliorated by
various agreements and understandings
because It does give scope for that strug
gle. Any system of co-operation that would
really end the struggle of life as the
Socialists vainly hope to do Is impos
sible, because, in order to make it effec
tive, ambition would have to bo killed.
That is why the Socialistic ideal world
will never exist until the millennium
comes.
WANT TO FIX THE VETOES.
Minority of the Legislature Favor
Action at Special Session.
SALEM, Ore, Dec 20. (Special.) It
seems to-be the opinion of a minority of
tho members of the Legislature that the
measures vetoed by the Governor at the
regular session last "Winter should be
Death of Miss Ellen Culver.
MODESTO. CaL, Dec. 20. (Special.)
Miss Ellen Culver died suddenly this
afternoon on the southbound train pass
ing here at 2:27. She passed away shortly
after leaving Lathrop, after a coughing
spell, to which she was subject She was
on tho way from Portland, Or., to "Wich
ita, "Kan., ber old home, in company of
her mother and two sisters. The re
mains will be shipped on to Kansas to
morrow. She wras 34 years of age.
Inquiry late last night failed to develop
any trace of Miss Ellen Culver as a
resident of this city.
B. B. RICH SM0KEES SETS.
50 cents to Jo. Just the thing for a
smoker. At any B. B. Rich cigar store.
A GUARANTEED CURE FOB TILES.
Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protrudlag
Plies. Your druggist will refund money If
PAZO OINTMENT C&1U to cur too la e
to U days. Uo. T
to the influence wielded 'by this road the
actual credit for wnat has been accom
plished. Every Liberal in Panama knew when
Durand appointed y Soto and Teran Sena
tors from Panama to the special session
of the Colombian Congress, convened on
July 20 last to consider the Hay-Herran
treaty, that the canal project was In
Jeopardy. THese two men did not repre
sent the sentiment of the Isthmus, a fact
proved by their open fight against the rat
ification of the treaty, as well as by the
fact that they have not returned to Pan
ama since the adjournment of the Con
gress. At the time these two men were
namea as Panaman Senators Jose Agus
tin Arango was a Senator of the Colom
bian Congress representing Panama,
No sooner did Durand announce his ap
pointments than Arando announced that
he would not go to Bogota to be outnum
bered in the delegation by anti-Pana-mans.
Now it happened that Senator
Arango was then, and is now, "special
agent" of the Panama Railroad; in other
words, the company's confidential agent
and lobbyist In this capacity Senator
Arango has twice visited Bogota in the
interest of the canal project, to keep the
concession and promote ratification with
the United States Government The evi
dence seems conclusive that when he re
fused to go to Bogota a refusal uttered
in May last he at 'the same time ad
vanced the idea of Independence for the
department in case the treaty should fall.
Rich Men the Arch-Conspirators.
Arango was not however, the man to
openly, or even secretly, foster the scheme.
That duty devolved upon Dr. Amador, who
is deemed the wealthiest man in the de
partment and therefore, who has more
to gain from American occupation and he
completion of the canal than has any
other individual. That Arango acted as
agent of the Panama Railroad in propos
ing to Amador the Idea of Panaman In
dependence Is proved by subsequent de
velopments. Amador was readily disposed
to advance the project, even though It
may not have originated with him, and the
fact stands that he took the formal init
iative as long ago as May last
At that time a meeting was held at Dr.
Amador's residence, fronting the Cathed
ral In this city. There were present Dr.
Amador, Senor Arango and Senor Tomas
Arias three men who may be set down,
without danger of any contradiction, as
tho original instigators of the revolution
of the 3d of November. At that meeting
and my Informant Is one who was In the
scheme from the beginning, and whose
statements have been fully corroborated
it was decided by Amador, Arango and
Arias that if the Hay-Herran treaty
should fall of ratification at Bogota a
blow should be struck for Panaman in
dependence. This decision reached, the plan pro
gressed rapidly. Needing assistance in
working out their plan, the original trio
of conspirators carefully selected four
other gentlemen who might be taken Into
their confidence. These four were Con
stantino Arosemena, a civil engineer;
Rlcardo Arias, brother of Tomas Arias;
Frederico Boyd and N. A. de Obarrio, the
last three named being merchants in this
city and men of wealth and substance.
"The "circle of conspirators Included these
seven men as long ago as the first of
July. They met frequently, but in secret
holding their meetings in tho private resi
dence of one or the other of their number,
with an occasional gathering in the office
of the Electric Light Company, which is
principally owned by Tonjas Arias.
All of tho plans of these conspirators
were predicated upon the rejection of the
canal treaty, an hypothesis which had
resolved Itself Into a certainty before the
middle of August Standing back of the
conspirators, as advisers and counselors,
were four Americans: Colonel J. S. Shaler,
superintendent of the Panama Railroad;
H. G. Prescott, assistant superintendent of
the railroad, in charge of the Panama
end; Captain John R. Beers, superinten
dent of the Panama Railroad terminals
at La Boca, the Pacific terminus of the
proposed canal,' and Colonel "William M.
Black, United States Army, the engineer
who represents the United States Gov
ernment in tho work now in progress, at
the great Culebra cut
Sounding This Government.
These four Americans were'never pres
ent at a meeting of the conspirators,
which meetings were held as often as two
and three times a week; but they were
kept fully advised as to all that was
done by Senor Arango, who reported In
hl9 capacity as special agent of the rail
road company. They also advised, com
municating through Senor Arango, as to
the different steps to be taken, and it
was .statedr-to me last evening by one of
the seven that not a single thing was done
by them or decided upon except it was
first given the sanction of the four Amer
icans who were privy to the scheme. It
was under these conditions that the plan
for Panaman Independence progressed
up to the middle of August The moment
for decisive action being then in sight It
was agreed by the conspirators and their
counselors that to Insure the success of
the project it was necessary to sound the
United States Government and learn what
attitude If would assume.
"With that object in view, Dr. Amador
sailed from Colon in September, going
first to Jamaica, and thence to Boston.
From Boston he journeyed to "Washington
without passing through. New York, so
that neither his presence in the States nor
his visit to "Washington might be known
to the Colombian Consul at New York.
Dr. Amador's visit to "Washington waa for
the purpose of conferring with Secretary
Hay, but that official was In New Hamp
shire, on his annual vacation, and Dr.
Amador left "Washington without ac
quainting the State Department ofwhat
the isthmians (seven in number at that
time) proposed doing.
About the same time' J. Gabriel Duque,
a native of Cuba, but a naturalized
American, now domiciled in thi3 city,
editor of the Star and Herald, of Panama,
and principal owner of the Loterla dc
Panama, the chartered lottery of the Isth
mus, also visited "Washington. Mr. Duque
saw Secretary Hay and discussed with
him the idea of Panaman independence,
but it can be accepted as an indisputable
fact that his visit was wholly unofficial
and made upon his own responsibility, as
he was not at that time In the secret of
what Amador, Arango, Arias and the
others proposed.
Varilla In the Game.
Dr. Amador's visit to "Washington hav
ing proved fruitless, and there being no
longer any necessity for secrecy, he went
to New York and took apartments at the
"Waldorf-Astoria. There he fell in "with M.
Philippe Bunau-Varilla, who had resided
I on the Isthmus as a canal engineer, and
with whom he was acquainted. Varilla'
was then In the States in the interest of
tho New Panama , Canal Company, and
their sentiments being more or less the
same, Dr. Amador unfolded to Varilla the
plans of the conspirators at Panama.
From this point the project progressed
rapidly. Dr. Amador returned to the
Isthmus early in October, and at a meet
ing of the seven conspirators, who gath
ered in the office of the Electric Lighting
Company, in Panama, he related the re
sult of his visit to the States. He had re-
celved no assurances from any official
of support, but communicated to his fel
lows the fact that Varilla had assured
him In the most positive terms that any
stroke in .favor of Independence, having
as its primary object the grant to the
American republic of a canal concession,
would be supported by the United States
Government So elated was Dr. Amador
over Varilla's- assurances, nnd so great
was his confidence in the French engi
neer's ability to influence the Government
at "Washington, that he was unable to see
any -further difficulties in the way of exe
cuting the project
Arango, Arias Arosemena and the
others were slow to accept Dr. Amador's
assurances, however. Varilla had not
talked with them, and realizing that death
for each would be the penalty should they
attempt and fail, and that their only hope
of success lay in support to be given them
I by the United States, they counseled cau
tion and further delay.
Proceeding Carefully.
Their views prevailed to such an extent
that it was decided to defer the launching
of the movement until after the Colom
bian Congress should havo finally ad
journed. Adjournment would, they ar
gued, sound the death knell over the
"canal treaty and simultaneously give to
the United States an Incentive to sup
port the Independence of a republic on
the isthmus. The project was according
ly held In abeyance, although there was
no cessation on the matter of working out
tho details.
Realizing that if It should become neces
sary to deliver a blow, a commission
would have to bo sent to the States, the
conspirators, late in October, took Into
their confidence Senor Manuel Espanoza,
with the Idea of substituting him for
Fredrico Boyd as a member of the pro
visional governing Junta which would
have to be created, and which It was de
cided should be composed of Arango, who
wielded all the Influence of the Panama
Railroad; Arias, who had been a depart
mental 86nator, federal representative
and a general officeholder, and Boyd, who
represented the heavier vested Interests
on the isthmus. Dr. Amador was reserved
to be the candidate for President of the
new republic; Constantlne Arosemena was
selected to be the expert member of the
commission to the States to negotiate a
canal agreement; De Obarrio was slated
for the Ministry of "War, which he now
holds, and Rlcardo Arias was to be the
active fiscal agent of the proposed new
government
None of these details were neglected,
the systematic manner in which the in
spirators went about their work showing-
that they possess unusual ability
in. political scheming and that they were
ably advised. Proceeding in the same
careful way, with a view to leaving no
stone unturned to insure success, the con
spirators reached, about October 27, that
point at which they realized that they
would need a declaration of independence.
The pot was boiling then In earnest
All Panama was talking of a scheme for
independence, rumors of every sort be
ing current but nothing definite being
known.
To have prepared a declaration of inde
pendence, ready for use the moment the
Colombian Congress should adjourn, tho
conspirators took into their confidence
three lawyers of Panama, all enthusiastic
supporters of -the canal proposition. These
men were E. A, Morales, who was ad
vised that if the scheme should go through
he would be made minister of govern
ment (domestic affaire) In the provision
al Cabinet; C. A. Mendoza, who was
slated for the Ministry of Justice, and
J. Henrlquez, whose official status has
not yet been defined. Morales, Mendoza
and Henrlquez undertook the work of
framing in secret the declaration and to
havo It for immediate use.
Choosing a Flag.
Another thing was the flag for the new
republic. The conspirators' consulted over
this several times. It was desired to
evolve an emblem which should signify
the unification of the Liberals and Con
servatives into a party standing for Pan
aman independence. A number of de
signs were submitted, but it was finally
decided to adopt the combination of one
red and one blue square, with two white
squares, one bearing a red star and the
the other a, blue, red being the color- of
tho Liberals and blue of the Conserva
tives. The design being agreed. upon, a col
ored plate showing the proportions of the
flag and Its color scheme was prepared
and Intrusted to Dr. Amador, who
advised his nelce, Senorlta Maria Emilia
OEsa, daughter of the Chilean Copsul-
General In this city, that there might
soon come a time when a new flag would
be needed In Panama and that she should
have the -honor of making It
Then All Was Ready.
There remained, then, only the army
and navy and the police force to be looked
after. Isaac Brandon & Brother and
Henry Ehrmann had charge of the de
partmental money, and from them It was
learned that there would be no trouble
In getting hold of $145,000 on deposit, be
longing to the depatment and the mo
ment Independence should be declared.
Trusted agents were then commissioned
to "fix" the military and naval estab
lishments and the police force.
General Huertas, who was In command
of the Colombian battalion, the garrison
of tho Isthmus, was approached, and was
discovered to be willing to Join the move
ment for certain stipulated considerations,
chief among which was a bonus of $25,
000 (silver) for himself. General Fuban
Varont who commanded the Colombian
gunboat Twenty-first of November, for
merly the Padllla, which sank the Lau
terro In tho battle In which Governor AI
ban lost his life, and which; slnce-the
revolution, has had her name changed
to the Third of November, was also approached.
He, too, was willing to become a Panama-
patriot In exchange for $25,000, and
the officers and men under him on the
gunboat were equally susceptible to in
fluence, the chief engineer and chief of
artillery each bargaining their support for
$10,000, and the others lor smaller sums.
None of this money was paid In cash;
but promises were made to pay It after
the republic was established, and it has
since been paid.
In General Huertas battalion were a
number of officers and men whom he dis
trusted, so a story was artfully concoct
ed that a revolutionary party of 70 men
had landed on the Coast of ChirlquI, the
western province of the department, and
the officers and men. under Huertas' stfs-
piclon were dispatched to quell the dis
turbance. "Whether they know of the
establishment of Panama Independence at
this time Is a matter of conjecture, as
they have not yet returned from hunting
the revolutionists; nor have they been
heard from.
Other Individuals and agencies were
manipulated In a manner similar to that
employed In handling Huertas, Varon and
the others referred" to, and so thoroughly
was the work done that when the Colom
bian Congress adjourned on October 31,
without having ratified the treaty, the
powder train for a Panaman revolution
had been laid, and the match had actuality
been lighted to ignite it
TJNEEST IN ISLA1TC) BEPTTBLIC.
HOWELL IN DEFENSE
Georgian Upholds President's
Panama Policy.
FACTS SHOULD DICTATE DUTY
Exiles Say That United States May
Have to interfere.
SAN JUAN, Dec 20. The Cuban steam
er Julia, from Santo Domingo and Hay
tl, arrived here today, having on board
Senor Espalllat ex-Mlnlster of "War of
Santo Domingo; Commander Peres, of the
Dominican army; Captain Gecchlra, Colo
nel Espalllat and other supporters of
ex-President "Was y Gill.
The Julia also brought Juan Medina,
a Porto Rlcan, who had been appointed
by tho provisional government of Santo
Domingo as Consul-General to Porto
Rico in succession to Senor .Morales. The
latter, however, refuses to surrender his
office, claiming that the provisional gov-
I crnment has not been recognized by the
united States. He has turned over the
effects of the Consular office to Senor
Galvan, a son of the former Dominican
Minister of Finance. Senor Medina will
appeal to Governor Hunt tomorrow for
official recognition.
The supporters of General "W03 y Gill
held a long conference today. The mem
bers of the party arrived on tho Julia
express the belief that Intervention of the
United States in the affairs of Santo Do
mingo will be found necessary in the near
future. They declare that a crisis is ap
proaching rapidly and that the provision
al government finds It imposslblo to ne
gotiate loans.
The Julia brought news that ex-Presl-dent
Jlmlnez is now at Monte Crlsti, that
ex-Vlce-PrcsIdent Des Champl Is in con
trol of Porto Plata and that Generals
Morales and Caceres are., f ortyfying the
City of Santo Domingo.
It is said that an attempt was recently
made to kill General Jlmlnez and that
General Caceres lives In imminent danger
of assassination.
According to reports brought from Hay
tl, a revolution Is feared there, which
may result in the assassination, or at
least the Incarceration of several Minis
ters and delegates. The chief of the
French bank at Port Au Prince has been
imprisoned.
The attitude of the people of Hayti
toward President Nord is decidedly threat
ening, as they allege that he has been
guilty of embezzling public funds.
It was stated in 'July last that there
was a serious conflict between President
Nord and the Chamber, the outcome of
an alleged dlcovery of extensive frauds
in the Issue of Haytlen government se
curities, the amount involved being $200,-000.
Democratic Senator's Opposition Is
Strongly Condemned-Early Rec
ognition of New Republic Fol
lows Established Precedent.
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BLESSING OF PANAMA'S FLAG.
Interesting Ceremony Performed on
the Plaza at the Capital.
PANAMA, Dec 2a News wag brought
tonight by the steamer Martinique from
Savanllla that two battalions of Colum
bian troops had left Savanllla for Quied
edo. A passenger on the Martinique declares
that everything Is quiet at Savanllla and
that there Is a growing feeling on the part
of Bolivar to accept the situation on the
isthmus. It Is reported that President
Marroquin recently sent this cablegram
to General Reyes at "Washington:
"Any negotiations which do not look
to the re-establlshment of the integrity
of Colombia will not be acceptable."
General Reyes is said to have replied In
part as follows:
"AU aggression against Panama will be
disastrous for Colombia. I will undertake
further negotiations."
The- dates of the cablegrams are not
given.
The ceremony of blessing the flag of
the new republic was performed in the
open air this morning on the plaza front
ing the barracks here. Mass was said
by the regimental chaplain, who blessed
the regimental flags. The soldiers sur
rounded General Obarrio, who made a.
short speech to them, after which the
sold'ers, police and firemen sworo fidelity
to the flag and to the republic
Three hundred and eighty marines ore
now at Empire Station on the Panama
Railroad under the command of Major
John A. Lejuene. The marines are com
fortably settled and are well supplied
with good water. The auxiliary cruiser
Dixie before leaving Colon left stores suf
ficient for two weeks and the marines are
getting, beef and bread from local sources.
The four companies of marines at pres
ent occupy 14 one-story houses belonging
to the canal company. The company
commanders are respectively Captain
Hiram R. Bears. Captain "William "W.
Low. Captain Louis M. Little and Captain
John "N. '"Wright. Captain Smedley D.
Butler, formerly df tho converted cruiser
Prairie, is in command of the company
of marines at Taviza. '
The camp at Empire Is situated on the
two sides of a hill. The health of, the men'
is good. They have been engaged since
their arrival in bettering their surround
ings, building roads, clearing the brush
near their dwellings. In getting stores and
other duties. The marines have done
some scouting for .ie purpose of ascer
taining the condition of the near-by trails,
and the points to wilch they lead.
Formidable Fleet on the Isthmus.
"WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. The Navy De
partment has now a very formidable ar
ray of vessels at the Isthmus of Panama.
To the south of the Isthmus are the Con
cord, the Boston, the "Wyoming and the
Marblchead, to be augmented by the New
York, Read-Admiral Glass regular flag
ship. To the cast of the isthmus are the May
flowpr. the Prairie, the Atlanta, the Nash
ville and the Bancroft. Proceeding south
ward to join the other vessels, under im
mediate command of Rear-Admiral Cough
Ian. I3 the Olympla, his regular flagship.
Naval officials say. that so far as the
reports at hand show no Colombian
troops have been discovered on the south
ern part of the Isthmus, while on the
dther side the only ones seen have been
those on the shore bordering on the Gulf
of Darien.
Glass Reports Things .Quiet. '
"WASHINGTON. Dec 20. The Navy De
partment today received a cablegram from
Rear-Admiral Glass, commanding the
naval forces at the Isthmus, giving a gen
eral summary of the conditions that pre
vail there and of the various steps that
have been taken by the Navy. The
cablegram stated that everything was
quiet. The text of the dispatch was not
made public.
Marines Ready at Charlestown.
BOSTON, Mass., Dec. 20. A company of
100 marines is ready at the marine bar
racks at the Charlestown navy-yard to
be moved at short notice. Although no
official information -to that effect has
been received here, it Js understood that
the company was mobilized and Is being
held Intact In order to be ready for quick
dispatch to Panama.
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ATLANTA, Ga., Dec 20. (Special.)
Clark. (Ho well, editor of the Atlanta Con
stitution and Democratic National Com
mitteeman from Georgia, strongly de
fends President Roosevelt's Panama pol
icy and as strongly condemns the oppo
sition being manifested by the Democratic
Senators. Mr. Howell says:
"The Panama case Is one of tho kind
where the facts should dictate duty rather
than sentiment, guesses at International
law and partisan considerations. Colom
bia committed act3 of government that
put In fullest jeopardy all the rights, in
terests and aspirations of the people of
her Department of Panama.
"The crisis came and Panama seceded
and set up an independent government.
Revolutions are Caesarean operations. Tho
American Revolution was born the very
moment the vote was announced that
adopted the Declaration of Independence.
Cession became the policy of the Southern
States the moment South Carolina pro
claimed her ordinance of secession.
"Did our Government recognize the Re
public of Panama too soon? If we did
we should go back on our track and re
verse our recognition of the French re
public within three days of Its proclama
tion, and our recognition of the Brazilian
republic In four days after Dom Pedro
was shipped to Europe. In the Panama
case we took five days in which to learn
that the newly proclaimed republic "was
unopposed and in full control of the
country by consent of Its Inhabitants.
"Let it be admitted that all has been
quoted from Senator Hoar and Senator
Daniel and other of his Southern col
leagues Is true, and yet no case is made
that Involves connivance with rebellion on
the isthmus or a sacrifice of the National
honor In dealing favorably with the new
republic through the ratification of the
pending treaty."
GOVERNMENT DID ITS DUTY.
Absurd to Charge Fomenting of Rev
olution, Says President Schurman.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20. President Jacob
Gould Schurman, of Cornell University,
delivered an address In Cooper Union to
night, In the people's Institute course, on
"The True Elements of National Great
ness." After taking up the Panama ques
tion, and Mr. Roosevelt's connection with
it, he said:
"There are some things clear about It.
First, we have rights and duties there
under the treaty of 1S46 which make It
our duty to maintain uninterrupted tran-
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new thing occurs not new either, for thl3
Is the third time that Panama has arisen
and asserted her Independence. Today's
papers tell us that early In July repre
sentatives of the Colombian Congress
from Panama went to Bogota and de
clared Panama would rise in Independ
ence if tho canal treaty were not ratified
with tho United States. Not only our
Government, but every Intelligent man
knew what was coming.
"Our Government would have been der
elict If it had not foreseen the revolution
that was coming and made preparations
to protect American interests and safe
guard transportation across the sithmus.
That our Government had anything to
do with fomenting the rebellion Is in
credible and absurd. The people of Pan
ama had a right to rebel. They had just
cause, they said, and in a sense they made
good their Independence.
"Our Government issued instructions
preventing the landing of insurgents or
Colombian troops on the isthmus. "We
insisted that there should be peace
throughout Panama. "What was the al
ternative? It was to have allowed Co
lombian troops to land, and to have stood
by while they waged war, may be, for
years; to have allowed the Colombian
Congress one year from now to turn over
the canal rights to France and thus bring
about serious International complications.
"Between two alternatives, both dan
gerous, our Government made a choice,
which, on the whole, seems to have been
the most expedient with reference to
American interests and the most just in
view of oJL the circumstances of the
case."
Takes Issue With Loomis.
PARIS, Dec. 20. Julio Zapata, writing
from London to the Paris edition of the
New York Herald, attacks the address
made by Assistant Secretary of State
Loomis, at a recent banquet in New
York, in which Mr. Loomis reviewed and
defended the action of the United States
Government in connection with the af
fairs on the Isthmus of Panama.
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