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Ten Thousand Dollars Brought
, v About Panama's Bloodless Revolution
.By TRESEKIO X XA8XXJT, BptcUl Correspondent of The Journal,
Panama. Doc. 10. Although there ia.a
pew flag In Panama, and the affair of
state are-In new hands, life' rolla on In
its accustomed:; way. The bells in the
old towora keep calling the faithful to
prayer; long - files-of renders parade
the narrow streets, eternally ; crying
Jor sale their' frugal wares; buzzards
soar in'the hot' aJr,,.or bop under foot
in their never ending search for offal;
the same." horde : of quarreling women
crowd the market , place to. chatter, to
barter, and to light polite men drink In
the cafes and busy: themselves wlth.po
litical plot and counter-plot; and dusky
aenorltai lounge in .cool patios, dreaming
1th dreams u- that - southern ' maidens
dream. -'; -
Tha South' (s always the South.' Its
Idle, shiftless- children play and parley
their hours away," and 'the years bring
little.1 change ,f or them. , They .are . as
aimless as the winds that play in the
palms. -"If ls no wonder: The word
tropic sounds narcotic. l . It,, is so, easy to
t.t arid' watch the. drifting clouds and
fall asleep as you look. It Is of no use
to resist You may summon all your
jjuwbib win, uui orowsmess loucnea
you with Its gentle finger, and you drlfij
oftly 'out ontthe sea 'of sleep. j
The Birthplace of devolution.
j It takes something about as exciting
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as a revolution to keep the inhabitants
awake. ,It Is said that intrigue breeds
In every .cafe. . It really Is excltljig to
plot against the king and , turn the
rascal out. It is infinitely more exciting
if. his majesty .,, anticipates . you and
shoots , you for your Impudence. The
last revolution has been called tho
"bloodless Insurrection." .However,' the
margin by which it so terminated was
verv narrow, Oenrnl Tnmr fnmmE...
ing 500 troops, and commissioned to up-
noa me aiunonty or uoiombia, landed
in Colon. He. applied to the authorities
of the Panama railroad for a special
train o carry his soldiers to the capl
tl."Hls application was politely re
fused. He demanded k and - threatened
and stormed, as Irate generals will, but
the train was still dented him. ;
Then General Tovar. made 'the mistake
that saved the blood of therevolution
and which lost the Isthmus for his coun
try. "He went alone,; to . 'Panama to
bluster and threaten," leaving his sol
diers in charge of , his subordinate,
Colonel Torres. As soon as the general
arrived here he "was promptly arrested.
When bis captors searched him, the
found order to shoot 85 of the principal
rittsens, and as many more as ha
thought needed shooting. The rebels at
this end wired their leaders in Colon
COffEES FIIEE ' FROM -IBE IIARMFIIL
msm $mmG
that they bad the general under lock and
key, and authorised them to spend any
amount up to $15,000, American gold, to
bribe Colonel Torres to clear out with
bis, soldiers. The negotiations were
started with the colonel, and, in order
to get a. Hue on his .temperature, an
offer of 15,000 was, made to him if hj
would evacuate. He struck himself
upon the breast, hissed , through his
teeth, sala a. Jot of things about his re
sponsibility, , the honor i of . his country,
and' all that, then marched his soldiers
up and down 'the street to show what a
had man he was. Tho Insurgent leaders
approached him 1 again , to inform him
that by hard skirmishing they had
managed to raise $5,000 more; that they
would . pay the steamship company
13,000 for, thMransportatlon of his men,
and. give him the other $8,000 to put in
his pocket They told him, further, that
II he didn't accept thelr--- offer,- they
would chew him up -and spit him -out,
and spend tho $10,000 in giving him the
greatest funeral ever held in Panama.
The threat was rather ridiculous con
sidering the fact that he had 600 armed
men, while the only - force opposed to
him was 40 marines from the Nashville,
and 40 volunteers." The colonel said he
guessed . he would Quit. He took his
bribe and made, his inglorious retreat
Tha 'press' dispatches at . the time gave
the number of the opposing forces, and
there was considerable speculation
throughout the United 'States over the
withdrawal xif Colombian troops,, when
there was so much at stake, and the
force so numerically able to enforce its
demands.. I believe something was said
about "Inducing" the officers to. with
draw. That $10,000 was the ."induce
ment" ' .t .
For a few , days there was considers-ble-aprpehension
for the safety of' Amer
icans i in 4 Colon.: .There" really was no
danger so long as the rebels' were rat
tling their gold pieces In Colonel Torres'
cars. ' It will make him 'feel really bad
when he 'learns 'that 'he might- Just as
welt have had $25, 000. if he had held out
for it - Of course the' colonel. Is now a
much traduced man' .throughout the
length and breadth of Colombia, but .he
did no more "than his general', would -have
done if the cliance had. been his; he did
no more than the Colombian congressman
tried to do when he held up the canal
treaty. The gold got into an unexpected
pocket, that was all. Colombia, has had
v great deal td say ' about the United
States using force," but this "narration
of fact, coupled, with the 'history of the
whole - negotiation, makes - it very plain
that the itching palms of the Colombian
officers and politicians is what really lost
her cause. .She. has, .Indeed, been the
victim of weakness,- but that' weakness
was her own. ' ,;
" ' " Soldiers Eat Ice Cream, ' '
The sweet tooth seems to flourish in
a hot climate. -Children .gnawing at
pieces of sugar cane is always a. famil
iar sight in tropical . lands. .: Sometimes
they; get little else to eat. Oh a former
trip to, 'the. tropics I had In my employ
a little black boy, by the name of Po
mingo. -who ran errands for me. , Neces
sarily: I became quite, familiar with the
habits of my young assistant - I found
that aside: from sleeping a great .deal,
he was quite, an (eater. . His' blouse was
his larder and he keptf it-well stocked
with eatables, mostly' sweets. . If' he
were disturbed while eating he would
chuck the unfinished ..jnorsel inside: his
Slxlrt to await a, morp favorable oppoN
tunlt'y to,' consume" . It ..Domingoks',teni
dch'cy toward economy '.was .commend?
able, even If his idea of . cleanliness was
not' praiseworthy. , There was always a
noticeable bulging jilt Jils "blouse, arid . I
frequently-'.heard a' rattling sound as he
moved' about"' One' day I said to1 him.
"Domingo, what is that in your shirt
which rattles so?" He replied, "That's
Hny ice cream dish, sir."- It was a well
attered tin cup, and after some fUehlns:
ho- brought r forth a crooked, much
abused, pv-tal spoon. "For two Cents I
get this half full of cream, sir. . It is
Bans
very good. May I brin you omr'
I did not avail myself of his generosity.
Domingo Is a soldier now. The salary
he gets for being a fighting man amounts
to about 40 cents per day. American
money, and he boards himself. This is
a satisfactory arrangement to Domingo,
because feeding himself Is an old habit.
He does not hav to put up with what
ever rations the head of the commissary
department may v see . fit . to Issue. He
still : has. bis - battered cup, and crooked
spoon," .and he buys Ice cream and cake
as many times a day as his1 spirit moves
him. His fellows do likewise. , Around
their camp there is a hovering swarm of
vendors. The peddlers of sweets-have
the largest trade, even If confectionery
does, not make the brawn that, victors
in the gams of war . should , have. A
fighting man needs muscle.- That Is why
Domingo- and his Comrades, ' when they
were 600 against 80, in Colon .that, day,
did, not . care so much about fighting.
They looked tired and listless. ; It suited
them very well when' their officer took
his - bribe. and ordered 'them '.to '.march
away. .-,.' .,.,,-,;.'' '... j
S i It was good, for thenvthat he did. fot
that little band, o blue 'cladma--ritres,
waiting silently and grimly beside
their machine guns, back of their barri
cade, would have given' a good account
of -themselves. - They come of Mghtlng
stock." They eat the kind of food' that
fighting men should eat, and' have the
Iron 'in them ' that fighting men should
have. : It was well for' Domingo .and his
fellows that they were returned to the
barracks, (where they, can put. in their
time eating Ice cream and cake. ' ;
- Johnny 'oa the pot.".,
Xhe Panama railway .steamer City' of
Washington.- which rendered j such valt
uable service -during' the recent trouble,
has : been an aetor ,in ' other', stirring
events. It was in Havana harbor whon
the,i Maine, was blown' up, and! was anj
chored next to that Ill-fated 'Vessel.' Thi
Washington's- small 'boats were the first
to begin picking 'up, the meh,from tho
water, and-lts crew, saved many of thelc
lives. .Over a hundred women and; chil
dren1 were kept on the .Washington for
two, days and- nights at Colony..-, They
were given their meals. and. the - best
service the ' ship afforded, t a nd mi
charges .' were , made at '. all,'. . After tho.
iropble was .over thla boat brought the
comtnissloriers to New York, -and later;
took the treaty to Panama to be slgiietl.
When it Vas brought on, board. Captain
Jones' was 'given a printed' letter ot
We Guar
antee Satis
faction
,4 .
or
Your ;
Money;,
Win be I
Refunded
We will not permit -Inferior, work, to
leave our hands,, v Arid ' because we ad-
vertlse those FLKXIBIjE'.. FLESH
COLORED PLATES AT; $15 per plato(
Is' no 'reals9n that we do 'nbt make thd
rubber kind ai'as.low'a price 'as 14. and
these. V are"'; fa.OOD, ,', SERVICEABLE
PLATES, too. The difference , Is' that
they , are 'not' quite', so- stylish, ;
The Alba Dentists
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S, Z. Corner, First, and Morrison,
. Telephone, Mala 9796.. ," '
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32 VFSraG, .TAX UAH
Tis Because The Journal Is Progressive That the
Circulation and Advertising Is Growing so Fast
Instructions, in which it was stated that
his charge concerned $50,000,000 worth
of interests. The valuable, (documeut
was incased In a steel box made espe
cially for it and this box .was contained
in a stronger and larger steal safe. Two
mailer steel boxes contained two keys,
which were sealed with the seal of the
United States. There was considerable
red tape to be gone through, with in de
livering the treaty to the' proper au
thorities at Colon, because it was neither
freight, baggage, mail nor -express. It
was one of those little jobs of Uncle
Sam's that as the saying goes, "had to
be done lust so." -
Black Britain's Betreat.
- 'An Incident occurred during . the
"bloodless insurrection" -which . caused
a stampede among the black population.
There are thousands of negroes on the
isthmus who were brought here from
Jamaica, and other islands of the West
Indies, to work on the French canal.
When that fantastic fizzle spent itself
they were left "to root -hog or die."
Most of them are English subjects, and
while they are a miserable poverty
stricken, lot, their one pride la that
they are subjects of Great Britain., It
stand them well In hand, because it
saves them' from being pressed into
service for military duty. It Is to the
cr.edlt of the .English officials that they
look after them in , this respect, - and
prevent them from being Imposed upon,
if the pretenders to authority, or those
who have so frequently to defend their
position, were allowed to round them
up and force them to carry arms, they
would not last long. ' Tha stampede re
ferred . to was caused by 'an accident.
O.ne of the volunteers, who was not
used to handling firearms, while' In the
act of examining his weapon, allowed
it to go off. The bullet went between
his toes and it was all -so sudden, that
he thought the enemy surely had him.
He let out a yell and started to run,
Several hundred negroes who were
lounging in the vicinity, curiously wait
ing for developments, heard the . shot
and yell, and started a precipitate rush
.for safety. As they ran they "spread
the news and gathered recruits. : Tho
retreat of Britain's black brigade on
that warm, warm-morning, was not a
success from a standpoint of order, but
deserves special ' mention as ' regards
speed, i Some of them are probably run
ning yet. ,:-vv
V-v. .;,Ths Shads In the 7nngl.
, Panama has waited long to gain the
center of the stage. It is as gray and
worn as an old man."' It has seen enough
sorrow to make a thousand tragedies.'
Its green swamp is the lair of death,
where fever, like a slinking thief,.' al
ways lurks in hiding. Yellow-Jack is
an Invisible horrof. It advances with
noiseless step and clutches its victims
with, fleshless'hand. Ever as it passes:
there are 'dead men and -women. This
shapeless, hiding thing, which strikes
unseen, is the real defender of the bar
that Ood laid down to mark the separai
tlon of the seas. . If it Is His, supreme
will that, the waiting oceans blend their1
waters, jie must make strong the arm
that Is preparing tor strike' the barrier
away; He must guard thblow that Will
-shatter the mountains by , calling off the1
shade that stalks so ruthlessly through
the jungle. FREDERIC J.HASK1N.1 j
MAI ITS HAS MQHETTO BTJBHV.;.
,' Augusta, Me., Jan. 1. The state of
Maine begins the new year with a cash
balance on hand amounting to nearly A
lialf-mlllon dollars, the largest in the
history of the commonwealth. As a fur
ther cause of rejoicing (here Is no float
ing debt, the state having rid Itself of
all temporary ; embarrassments., , : Two
years ago, as a result of the Spanish
war, and a reduction in the state tax
rate, there was a floating debt of several
hundred' thousand dollars, but this bus
all been wiped out. A large amount of
money la still owing on civil wiijr debit,
but '.- this,'-: too, Is being' steadily and
mathematically whittled down. .' . ,.
Y 2. 1 004.
PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE
NEED A PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER.
SCURVY ON BOARD
THE CRESSINGTON
The Italian ship Cresslngton reached
port Thursday and docked at Columbia
No. 1, where she will discharge a part
cargo brought from Antwerp. She made
the- record passage of the season up the
river frbm Astoria, leaving, there at S
o'clock in the morning and reaching
Portland at 9 o'clock last night Captain
Pope brought her up. the river with the
tugboat Ocklahama. Usually the best
part of two days is consumed In making
the passage.
. -Captain Pellegro, ' commander of the
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THE OLD FASHIONED KIND OF PANCAKES
'..,';- '- -I; j ARE MADE FROM
iiPEjESIrlUSING
PANCAKE FLbUH
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H-'tt M t 'm
f OR SALE BY ALL GROCERS. "A BIT A PACKAGE."
PEERLESS PURE FOODS CO.
Mill And Office 4th and Hoyt Streets, Portland, Oregon
Cresslngton, Is ill, but it Is not believed
dangerously. One of his crew is also suf
fering from an attack of scurvy. The
vessel was out about six months on the
passage from Antwerp to Port Los An
geles, and the tood supply in the way of
vegetables ran short At a consequence
nearly all the crew .were . down with
scurvy. The captain has not fully re
covered , from the attack. - p
From tha Detroit News. .
The plumbers' combine is expected to
hang up permanently the stocking with
the chunk of solder in the toe.
Tot a Cold as the Lunrs, and to prevent Pneu
monia, take Ptao's Cur. All druggists. 2tc...
it
Yumr-by Cosh
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Is Made From ,
Health Products
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! Pancakes' mado -from
this Hour are wholesome
a-nd healthy and can be
digested by tha weakest
stomach.
. Use no salt, no yeast,
no baking powder, sim
ply mix batter, using
milk or water. :
DIRECTIONS'
Take one cup of water
or milk for .each -cup of
,panoake flour; have grid
dle' i hot - before mixing
batter, t ;
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Formula for Pancake
Flour '
, PerCent,
Wheat -....-.45
Salt v 2 5-6
Soda , ....'. 3 5-8
Phosphates-,..-... 3 1-3
Barley', .. ........ 18 1-3
,Corn . ,.?T 2-3'
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