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Newspaper Page Textco VOL. XXVI. NO. LEADER IS SOUGHT BY DEMOCRATS, Names of Gorman and Parker Figure Most Prominently in the Discus sions—There Is Also Some Ta. 4. cf Judge Gray. By Jos: Ohl. Washington. November 28. (sp. i.t; ) Washington tins been teeming all day with gossip about democratic presiden t al possibilities In the light of th-' letter oi ex-Prescient C>velaifi. which is con strued ac the m positive possible dis claimer of a purpose to let his name figure in the next national convention. While the general Tt ing among dem jc'ratic loaders has been that there was Ino real substar. ■" in n. ■ Cleveland talk, there has been enough of that talk to set a sort of do.: I i:t on the outlook for complete party ‘ rmony, and this letter is, therefor . t ’ =.n as n valuable contribution town i .' clarification of the democratic : imosybero. In the many discttssiu whl h have fol ]< a r.i Its appear: ■■ ■ . ’. ■... ■ of S< n'- tor Gorman, of M irylan ■nd .Tn Ige Par ker. of N 'w Yo:k, ’. ■• ' cured most pi o:ni'."nt . . 1 h:vr met today has p::t the-'" :■•<> ■en to the front. Roth have s'rcr.g imirers. both have s'; .- i-nn:.c: ■ argue from ■t. v- -a . . * of ' . - 'a; lli’y separated from ji t I psi •: :; but it is pretty ev, . shat t. ■ : . Purity of south »• r.ers lock w h lug:: t ’■ ;r upon the ■man f- M .ry! .:: i. <rC's friend, : ■>■,. few in num' >r a” •• g public mon but no 1- cni’i'tsiastlc in their com ment and argument. There is still some talk of Olney among tl> N.w Engttr.ders, but the general imn’-i Jon Is that Ruch as ■■■ . have been tor a n , , ■ - . -■ • ... s -I-.ep; ■ ; ■ by t' o Talk of Judge Grny. About t! ■' < '’y f.'T'- rati who cgur-'l nt nil in t "•.!'»:•'s talk I. Tud:;“ George Grat , . re. wh o ■ . • S 3 th" mor: available of t': e me:: who may properly be put It: the dark horse mass. Tt is known t’m.t J'ik G:. t» • r * » <-. : i ' I■ ' gj.i\l hi- if .is 'he rip?: m. ■: to he . r'osen. bt. Us ability. vhf •? Is r > z'-r- ■ n-’y re -d ’ll AVn".'..".gto. . nn i th" extreme favor witrt whim his acts as < .■ . . various lab -c•: ■. • r'. s • '-tew ■ i ■ re; ■ r.'.i iv~ Inner ’:• i ’ rod ‘t« ’ H I m *•>:w3f<l quite romi t -ntlv di.- ■ I In this sam" , n rk 1-orso eiass is pit' Mayor-elect MrClelk'n, of N"w V ork. net r iie u **nem' -1 Is at t mon.- --I'.'* .' ■ n is lik’-ly to c::t r r ore prominrrt .re !: If- ?3 tl.it iSO I. i. -1■ 1 ■ ' *' t.'.e den.O'rrt?: ticket should be ui.s:; , oasful next year In th" eyes of cf-mo cratlc. politl. iar.s David B. H:ii seems t » have been completely eclipsed by Jm’y.- Parker from his own state; lelward M Shepard, who r..,- '.t have r t egarded oat of because of In.; ' to register a n 1 take n prominent part J the re ent New ’> irk c:v I’in-re is no talk of a western n..ii; er ept tow a-'.'l th--; : . :e of comp.l’nenta: y reference p t , -■■ appti ■ ntly, ; r ).e:tonal ju .'i- ; As 1 have sat.;, the preponderat: -•* <>f < ■ has been ir favor of r • : : Clyrtnaa v. Ah J - J Varker as se« mJ. 2fO THIKD T- i’.IL iOR GROVER. Blain St.iteu.at la Made by the ( xonn- * ’’resident. .... 27. 1 iro ■ fleve- land ha., s- :t u.e . . .-.;ng l-t;e; to the >r of . D: . :...'ri I?;;. . "lTin>.«tO... N >vem ~-25- 51 I?e. : ?.I - Kelway ; !• .;■ wan.' d i •’ i: long lime to say mg v , J t:a: k siiouiu jwe said to je., -fore oth' is. Tou can r. ■-'•r know how grateful 1 ; am for the manifestation of kindly feel jlr.g toward me on the part oi my country- • rr.en, w id. h yo :r initiailvo lias broug; ' • out. Your advoca ■/ in The Eagle or Imy nomination for tne presidency earns 'to me as a gr it surprise, am! It has been - bj ; ■'»!!•• sentiment that conflicting thoughts of gratitude and dut; ha t caused me to hesitate aa t . the tir-.e ami nuir.ner of a declaration on my p -rt < oncoming the ■.H.'.bje -t--if such a declaration should stem •ne essary or proper. "In the midst o r it nil nr.d ir. full -. i. w of every consideration pr-ox-n;.:.!. I have no; for a moment been able, nor am t now able, to open n; mind to D • tli'i ;g'r. that. In any cireJms': :;<-es or :n ensideratlor:, I should eve’- ■>«. come th" nominee :r.y pnr'y '• • pre-sidenc y. "My d-tcrmfriallon • • to do so w a tern bi,- and ■ sm-.. "This you at !"'St ought tn know from ,m<> and 1 should be glad ir r. ■. TDri were made the med:::..', of l;« < onveya::: ' to the pablh- V-rv sir.,<r<iv vc .r-, "GROVER G’.EVEI. \ Mb "Pt Clair McKeiway. 1.-E. D I’rooklvn, N. ¥-•' The Brooklyn Eagle. t-> the editor or ■which Mr. ("lev land .« letter was aj dr’-ssed. iinnonnced toda; that the sup port It had given M . Cleveland for the ja ■:- : "w be given to .Vb-:, Pa. r. at pres ent chief joige of t’." court o* anpeals of this state DECISION ON BENNETT WILL. Formal Decree o. the Probate Judge Is Filed. New Have;:. November 27—The formal dec re • of tii.. pr ; i>:.te , nurt in relation to the Philo S. Bennett will, of ■which William J. Bryan 1- an executor, was announced today by Probate Judge Cleaveland. After th" decision of Judge <'lea . eland rignrdieg tie v.-pl. weeks ago, aft'.; a heu'irg <it th" rc-'i't!-:' Interested, the judge left to th- attorney: t > agree, if po o:i ; form of tb- formal de-re. 1 on that decision. Co posing counsel, howev.-r, found themselves unable to reach an agreement. After reciting the known facts in the. c: so Judge CJeaveland decreed that neither the sealed letter, by which it a|. j that .Mr. Bennett expressed a I desii. ■*/*. 've $50,000 to Mr. Bryan and l family. A.t-z> "e typewritten document in j the posse... Ai of Mr. Bryan, nor the j envelope containing the bttei should be | admitted to probate as part of the will. ; otherwise the will was allowed and order ’ ed to lx* recorded THE EXTRA SESSION ENDS. ‘ That Is So Far as Doing Work Is Concerned. ; Washington. November 25- —(Special.)— I The work of the extra session of con- I gress practically came to an end this as- I ternoon when the senate adjourned until 1 Friday. As stated in these dispatches last night, the senate adopted a resolution ; providing that no business of any char . acter will be transacted after tills alter ' noon until December 7, when the regular i session begins. The determination of Speaker Cannon, acting after consultation wit 11 President Roosevelt to prevent sine 1 die adjournment caused just one change in the senate's programme.; that is that there I will bi- no adjournment joint, resolution ' sent to tin house. Instead, the president | of the senate and the few senators who jdo not care to leave lite city will meet I every third d«y ami take adjournment . without doing anything mure than lead ’ the journal of the previous session. All i senators have been notilied that no busl -1 ncss will be transacted. Most of them i left the city tonight. Some senators prac- I ti.-ally m.'.ke Washington their home. i never leaving here for any of Ute hoii i days. President I'Tye is one of these. I Senator Clay left for Atlanta this eve : ring, and Senator Bacon will go either tomorrow night or on Frida?'. Speaker Can :on will Reop up the farce of daily s'-siions at the house end because he ;.by s<> doing he is rebuking the senat". whose action in postponing a vote . ~1; th« Cuban bill Is construed as expos . ing the futility of this extra session against wl.ieh all the 11 publican leaders i of tile sii:.'iti- advised President Roose -1 volt, 'i'ii" president is .-aid to have ad ' vi.-ed Speaker Cannon to resort to this ! method in the hope of driving the senate, and the senate deelit.es to be driven by i tl-.e white bouse. It Is a republican row. : '1 is little doubt the republicans of tho : :.H. could have formd a vote on th" '••.•ban bill at this session had they at ;• art V. I .'.cd it. Th" suggestion that the d'-moerats signify a date In the regular w hen a vote on tl Is me "houle be tuk"n came from tUe republican s-tate 1-s.dcrs. Short Session cf the House. Washington, November 27.—The house • to l.iy and adjourned until Tuesday. The proceedings were marked by a de bate on the motion to adjourn over dur ing th course of wnieh the minority took the : epubkeans to task for not proceed i: ■ to the transaction of business. . : . william,--, of Mis-'l.-dppl, ths mt .,.,... --. ; ,d"r. protested ;ig:i:nst. th- inn - .'it, of the house, a.f-.lng if the. ma- I ■ were afraid to trust 'Jiem.-u !v<'s He tn it while the speaker had not been ■i' , as b" knew, to name all the com- ■ ' \ yet there were matters will h th- v ays and means committee, already or ganized. could consider, citing among other things the resolution relative to : Cunadtan reciprocity. Mr. DeArmOnd. of Missouri, also criti cised the republican majority for Its I coins", saying if tended to modify the , president. Mr. Payne, of New York, upon whose ; unanimous consent w.-.s given il. ba.te on the motion to adjourn oyer, replying to th opposition took .version to say that the ."epubli.ans would bardl;. ■e-re to taka up the question of tariff re •■ . bin and di>',urb conditions on the eve of a identla! (-ampaign. He also said tiic- time w not opportune to consider • l|>’ ’.'it. with ('ana la t il-.- ited b? the : ..'i.,ri,y leaders. There was a part'" alignment on the : vote on the motion to aojourti over, the democrats voting against it. The motion prevailed 81 to 63. Mr. Mt yer, of ijiuisiaru tilled up his r.isolutlon providing forth, acceplaiu'e of the invitation to the members of lie r.o■IS- to bl- present at the Lollistatm Pur , .-base, celebration in New Orleans, but i-l.y-■ ? n was mad' to Its rim-id'':ation. ; Mr Bartholdi, of Missouri, made an ad- I dress on the St. Louis exposition. He rc- I viewed what had been accompllshi t and what was be-ins provided for the public HILL'S NEW CURRENCY BILL. H.« Proposes To Change the Existing Fiscal Lav.-. i Was f ugton. November 2‘ : - liep: esenta - Hill, of ('onne-th tt. !• trodtu-eu a bill today ‘ to Improv- '‘onditlony The f ill < yjitaiuj- ■>: v.-'iit.l] changes some portion of ex.’a’t l:u: il-scal law. The Prsi. sec’.lon makes it possible for t' set retarj of the re i • dep >slt all government, receipts in national bank de po-itorles by eliminating the words "ex : ~"pt receipts from customs " The second tlon repeals the $3,000,000 limit on the withdrawal of chculating notes. , The third section provides' that the snb -■, i.arv •• Inage nmy be increased by the ri_ image of silver dollars, ' .. ■ bmrtu scprovides for changing ' <>: pt mtmg tii- different di noni- 'O o; sliver e.rli'i.'at.'s ami greetl : t., tueet the demamls of buslnes.s " .'i live prov::.,, s for a new SIO go’d ■ tl. take tie place of the $lO , , ■" t'-t .ove the restriction on ■ ■ • < ■ SO notes. ■ . ’’ - .* ' o'- ah's ti uniform tax of " ' ■’ ‘'em per annum on ab .b- 1 ■ e.r. bn'' p wage, war on boll weevil. Arrangement -. Completed for Conven tion in f.’ew Orleans. New Orleans, November 26 -Arrange ments have bw. completed for the boil weevil convention which opens here n Honcay nr-- and the prospects are that lie m—ting will be :• large one. Ih'. A. <Stubbs, chairman of the commit ire. says I; raih oads have agreed t • give red iced rates to members. The. official programme includes spec-ci - . p -- ■'■ ■ > of the most prominent men ! ir- 'he state . ' 1 oA'.'t, planters, entomologists, selen- ■ t!.-;s, lawyers, bankers, merchants and ; co. <-n oil men ire among the speakers. Hard Pressure Put on Porte. F.oiidcn. No .'-inbr i 24. -,\ dispatch to ; T'-- 1 ■ . t: ;,1 Nev. S from Viei ,i:i say.i ft is . .■: ,•I .■ . b. a tino i.■ d the: e tha t if i' key does not a-'c-ept forthwith the ■ i .X. II■:.•-■-I *n demand;-, the tw,, pow j er: wdl nro-.eed wit;; th.-ir for.-. -. to es •. ; tablish order in Macedonia. All the signa '■ | tory powers of the treat: of Berlin, it is . added,, will first be asked to cooperate. ATLANTA, GA.. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1903. FOR POSSIBLE WAR WITH COLOMBIA UNITED STATES ACTIVELY PREPARES Mims thinks™ IS PROBABLE i He Declares That Colombia Does ' Not Want Wir. but That Sho Will Stop at Nothing To Regain the Isthmus. New York, November 26.—Among th* passengers who arrived on the steamer Adirondack from Savanllla was Fran ciscon de Manotas, a lawyer sent by the republic of Colombia, to the United States In relation to canal affairs. He will go direct to Washington. From Cape Hnltien to Savanilla, E. Deschamps, vice president of Santo Domingo, was a pas senger on the Adirondack. He intended going to Curacao from Cavanilla. M. Manotas said lie couid not tell jus> wha.t action would be talttn to obtain u settlement of the Panama, situation more favorable to Colombia ns his in structions had not vet reached Idin and lie had yet to confer with his follow com missioners. General Dion io Jiminez, Al. P-dro R. Valez and Dr. Antonia R. Blayer, who arrived from Panama via | Galveston some days ago. They bear tho ‘ scaled Instructions from the government at Bogota. He denied tho report that j Ci lombia was now so desperate that she w< uld seek annexation to Panama and move the capital to Panama. While he was not willing to talk re garding his mission nor to discuss what steps would be taken by tho commission, te was willing to speak of conditions tn Colon.blu and the feeling down there when he sailed eleven days «S<’. Colombia Doesn’t Want War. "Colombia does not want to make war on Pan;unu. She wishes to make ar rangements looking toward a settle ment. Sii" wishes to regain Panama and It' not w: t i- probable. To whether she v. ,1; make war .■• a hard question to answer. War with the i'nited States is not to be considered." , lie did not care to discuss the possi bility that an attempt to land Colombian jloops in Panama might mean a clash v.,th tlie United States. He continued; "The conduct of the United States has In ,-n a surprise to use. W- did not imagine H at tho United States would do that which she has done. I have not been to Bogota, but when 1 loft Colombia tho feeling against the United States was not strong. 1 do not think Minister Beaupre is in any danger. Os course, when I sailed no one knew oxatJtf) what a tlon had been taken l>y the United States. Tho action of the United Stales t as been directly against the treaty of ie46 The government of this country g aranteed the peace of the isthmus. Un der that treaty the United States had •io right to prevent the landing of Co lombian troops, for site goes there io : paclly. to put down an insurrection and •.o restore peace. ■'Tlii' United States has caused all Hie trouble in Panama. It is she who has ■ made the r-ptti'lie of Panama and she ought not to prevent the landing of our tt'l'op.s. Colombia does i.ot want war; ' sin* wants to i, take Panama. ■'Tiie canal decision was not brought I about by any consideration of money to be paid Colombia. The mon was but i. little thing. The de islon of Colombia w ■ brought about on the question of tin; : ■ .ereignt v of the Unit' d Stat' s over th,- .■a:.3l vtiQi. The United Stabs wanted full soverelgnt'. ami that was the begin ning of the trouble Little Revenue from Panama. “It is no! t?ue tiiiil <?olurnl.»iM to»k ill of till- :•' ■.■ , ' ie from Panama. Ci.lom ,1U tool; only the revenue tax of the •latioo. Panama got all the tax of tho st, tr. T'.ie mo ires of tile Panama junta are wrong, 'i’ll'-,, have no rights. From the year of 1860 to this date P.c.ama has been governed by the liberals and the conservatives When under the gov ernment of the liberal< tlti-ra were errors and meny scandals. Those acts were ap proved by certain persons connected with ■ 'he conservatives. It. Is these persons I who have approved the revolution and ' have made separation possible. Colombia, i is now asking but justice. I "The trouble, however was not brought ■ about by either Colombia s greed or by rer taking the revenue Hom i'anama. if matters were left to us, we would have no trouble in putting an end to it. You ‘ s.iy that the Panamnns lia.i? declared that they coukl put ten thousand men a th,- field against us. Well, that is i ■-,-rtululy so. The in-x; day we could v.it'ioi.t any trouble put one hundred tlio :.--.ind in the field against them." TKOOFS READY FOR COLOMBIA. . xteenth Regiment Could Start Upon a Day's Notice. There is aTmost always an Atlanta end to evervTh’ng that happens anywhere. ‘ ami this is The Atlanta end in case there i sb- ild lie war with Colombia. Colonel Butler D. Price, commanding tin- Sixteenth United States iniantry. I .i.'iv stationed at Fori McPherson, was see.) last Tuesday and said: 'While I am not looking for war witli Colombia and have received no orders to bo In readiness for such n move, w ' ar • ready to march at any time, and can i get ;iw: from t'o- post within two hours after “T cedi. '' File T da not think we are going to have any war with Co lombia, if we shot!*?!, f think that we ' of the Sixteenth would very probably bo i called upon among the very first on ac count o’ our location. You see. wo could ship very cosily from either Savannah or Nov- Orleans Os eonrs". an order for s i-*-. , move would ;,,|iii:'o more propnra t?.'i titan o'-di-my. hit wo ..,>:Jd g.-: ■ nv.::y within n day very nt-.-ly ar.j r,r - p.oied fur jiwt sneii a . ampaign. ‘‘Tli"re nr- at,out 600 men now sin : trim-.1 liere. and hoy arc hi i',e very i bes; us condition. A majorlt.v of them i have been it’ active service in Cuba and i tho Philippines, and this, of course, ' counts in th’tr favor." I Troops Are Being Quietly Pre pared for Speedy Transpor talion io lhe Isthmus, I i Great Navn.l Force Will Also Be j Massed Close to the Coast of Colombia. —Faimraa People Trusting- to America for Protection. By Jos: Ohl. Washington, D. N'i’.enber 23 —(Spe | cfaj.)—No attempt is now being made on tho part of tho authorities of the war department to hide the fact that active military preparations are being made with a. view to a possible conflict with Colombia. Troops are being quiet tv prepared for transportation to th. ...dhmus In tho event of a declaration of hostilities and the navy department is gathering a large naval force where it u.. sent to Co lombian waters on short .otlco. I have tt from t o h'ghest authority that the genera! staff 1;; just submitted i to Secretary Root a compt ehonsivo plan i for the operations <>f the. army tn the event of its becoming ::"C' ; ary to send 1 troops to the Isthmus or to Colombian : territory Regiments hav" n designated for file duty and are no.' being put in I shape for immediate foreign service. Tt I is understood that th" p-xbenth Infantty i now nt Fort McPherson t one of those designated for this set' ■ In the plans of the general staff. Orders Kept Secret. I Os course the orders it. the various regimental commanders ire confidenti.i! , tn their nature and It -s not possible to get official ncknow. ment: of what , regiments n [ Today tile navy department decided to , send two mor" s-’n-s to isthmian waters. ; probably 'he ''astme and Marietta. The I purpose In ordering Admir: 1 Evans, com • manding the A ul,' sqr.nd' to proceed Immediately .i’ll the battie ships Ken . tueky, Orego-i and Wisconsin and the i cruisers Alliiiny. New Orleans. Cincinnati i and Raleigh to Honolulu from Chinese . waters is to bn ce this powerful fleet ready i to proceed at on, e to Colombian waters j should the Bogota authorities be so short ! sighted as to <pire war upon the United. States or commit some overt act which I would warran; w.-.rUke proceedings on i our pat’. Honolulu is mm h nearer South : American water-; than Manila or any point to which the squadron would ordl- ■ narlly be sent Tii" Panama peopl- iiav no fear of mo lestation ~ the liinds i.’- Colombia, so I long ae they »-njo? the prot, , tion of the . I tilted Staus ami they ire apparently paying no attention to the Colombian I threat.' - It Is l;now:i. lujiv, >■ . that they i entertain some feat- that tlie otti lais of i this government, nicy urge them to pay | Colombia sumo part Os the $10,000,000 canal tii’C -y as ■•■,!ve f .■•. the w- und, 0 I feelings oft!:., Bogota government. To day tin- Patama people '.■atise.l 1. to be announced that when they got tl>a f ten millions tl:- would invi : 59.000,000 it in United States bonds, using t’:e other S 1,000.000 to g-'l U•‘ir government ;In good v. king oi d, r. [ fl is no; likely liuit tlire will be nm- I terial developments ot Rin 1 until ; after the arrival of (li t. ..1 R. ■ Os this goVet mer.t to ..... ■■ its ~. itude i While !:. mihig a goo. J. .al of talking ; " t breaking off diyl made relations ' with tlii' l. mil’a Stao sat .; about another : Built war. It is the beiivf in official cir | cles he”.' that Pan.-nr-. ■ a induc'd to 1 avert sudi a eutut ir-pl ■ • the jmliolo; s ■ use of American dollars. Reyes Tenders Thanks. Rear Admiral Cogltlan, , ommandi-r of | t’ne Caribbean squadron, : bled the navy : department from Colon under date or I Novembi-r 21 that Geni tal Reyes, the sp * du! commissioner ot • ~ Bogota gov- ■ ernment, tenders his sit-, -re thanks to i Presid -nt Roosevelt and Secretary of the ; Navy Moody for his gra ous treatment I at Colon by our naval force. Admiral Coglilan confirm, the press dl~- i patches that General Reyes Ims departed | for Washington via Pot' Limon, Costa , P.ica, for a conference w tn Amaitor, la member oi tile i’anam; ;urnmission, unit I Others In the United Slams. Before ins departure he informed Admiral Coghlati thai. tlie Panama government ).ad cabled [Dr. Amador his (Reyes’) am;, ,|. Admiral jcoghlan fin ther states that General { Reyes expects to make imica.blo i clu [ tions with tlie special commissioners iroui Panama now in Washington. ■ It is believed here th; i aside from a ; proposition for I'ana.ma to assume part, iof tiie Colombian foreign debt. General lleyi's nmj advance the suggestion that the caidtal ot ' 'olnaili::;. I. iruns 1 erred to I the .by of Panama. This would be j equivalent to tlie annexation of Colombia [by J'.-iuania. Tile opinion in official clr ; cles h'.me is t;: :’. tiiougli nattering, the propmltion will be rejected bj tile Pan ama cointni. sioners if fur , other reason than lu-aiise tlirougli .‘■h.-er weight or numbers tho I'olombians .-eon wll! control tiie a iminlstration of the ieunlted repub lic an-i tlu si nation as to Panama, would be as it was before the r-volation and sepa ration. Status of Beaupre. Mr. Beaupre's states remains un changed. so far as the officials know, and notwithstanding tlie mena ing tone of the not. s iildri-.s'.'d to him l>y :1m Colombian , mini.-'ter lor for 'lgn affairs ns set. mil in ti. pt “s;- dispatches from Bogota the • i;-' il.oi.ii ini’. ', docs lee consider that tin ),- ims been :i ore.i■■•: m tlie relations I' lwc'H i'i I r.i:e,( State.- Colombia. The fa, : tlia: th" Colombia 1, r;;;.l.io:i here is still open for business under instruc tions Horn Bogota i- • ontirmatore evi I donee of the fai't that tle re has been no ' rupture of relatluas. PHIS JUNTA w FOR TREATY, I Dr. Amador Will Probably Be the i First President of the In fant Republic—Closure of the Ports of Co lombia. i | Panama, November 26.—The junta com , mittee, composed of Jose Augustin Aran ' go, Tomas Arias and Manuel Espinosa, I held a meeting at 10 o’clock this morn ; ing. all tlie- ministers of state and coun ! clllors being present, and unanimously ( | decided to ratify tlie canal treaty as soon . |as it is received here and authorize , [ Minfkter Bunau-Varilla officially to com ; municate tho junta's decision to 'the .i 1 ’ nited States government. I Tho decision of the junta was receive I ■ wTTii great Joy throughout the Isthmus, ‘ without distinction of parties or classes. 1 : Rear Admirals Walker and Glass have been Informed of the action taken by i i tlie junta. Amador for President. i El Cronista. an old newspaper of the | conservative school, publishes a long [ article on tho career of Dr. Manuel ' Amador, minister of finance of the re public of Panama, In which It Is pro claimed that file doctor Is the only pos sible candidate for the presidency of the republic. El I.aptz. a paper which has always advocated the doctrine of the liberal par ty. publishes tonight an article on the , j same subject and along the same lines. i Isthmians hall Dr. Amador as the ben efactor of Panama, the principal factor in the work of independence, a thorough I patriot, a great administrator and hon est and upright in al! his dealings. , Mnnl.'iiiallties throughout the isthmian ' t’-.-t'llory continue to pass resolutions de J daring that Dr. Amador is the "favort'e J hou cf thb repi.L'tic. ’’ It is predicted Dr. Amador will bo 1 elected tlie first president of the republic by an overwhelming majority. HOLD TO THE ISTHMUS. CLAMOR COLOMBIANS Bogota, November 21. via Colon, No jv* mber 24.- A prominent politician here, who is close to tlie government and thor oughly posted in the affairs of the ad : ministration, speaking to tin: Associated Press ~or.""spondfnt today, character ized the action of the United States on the isthmus of Panama as most unjusti- I liable. He added: “Colombians hope that the reasonable ' and fair-minded people of the United , S ates will bring such pressure to bear ■•>■' tiie government at Washington that the result will be the saving of the isth mus to C'olomiffa and Hie protection of ■ i 'oliunbln's mquestioned rights there. :AU Colombians protest, as would the ji, opli of oilier rations, against this ug ; girssion of the United States. Colom bia is confident that justice will be done i. -t .i;,il all Colombians are unanimously : r.-'uh cd to sustain and defend the na ! tluu'.- integrity, even at an. sacrifice. 1 'Jhi Bogota government, is receiving the : support of all political parties. rhe French eolonj resident at Bogota bus m.inlmouely offered the government It:- service ami property, while the Ger man and English colonies have manifest ed extt-mie sympathy with Columbia's , ; cause. 'Amerban residents at Bogota seem sui'prls.d at the action ot the United elutes- .i tic- Isthmus and expii.-ss uonll den-, that the United States govern ment will ietra.ee lhe step* it has taken in Panama.” Reyes To Prepare Aimed Force. Colon, N-"mber 24.- A person who is •if intimate association with General [ Reyes, and TTho has seen much of the , general during tlie past few months, and who is thoroirJPTy familiar with the in terior of ColomA-a. speaking to the As soclated Press correspondent today con- I corning the probable course which Gen era! Reyes will pursue at Washington, ! said he thought that Reyes would make : every effort, no matter how hopeless, ; to i ffect such' a settlement of the Pan ama situation as would preserve the in ; tegrity of Colombia. I Thinking Tii.-, position to negotiate to this end would be stronger if he had : an armed force in the field, the Asso . c iitc.: i’re.-.i Informant said it was not Improbable that General Reyes would l ord'-r preparation for an attempt to in j vade .lie Isthmus. Generals Sarria and Sustamente left GeneraT Reyes at Port Limon. Sarria re i turning to Bogota, and Bustamente t.i . tlie province of Antioquia. It Is possible . that they carried General Reyes' orders Ito undertake war like preparations, if ft can be proved that such preparations will strengthen Reyes’ position or If the generals think tlie people of Colombia require such propitiation. Colombia May Join Panama. “Colombia's extremity is such and her chagrin over the loss of the Isthmus Is so gre.aT,*' continued the informant, "that It would not surprise me to see tl! j republic of Colombia eventually ask ing admission into the republic of Pan ama. til other efforts failing. Already the isthmians are expecting the influx of prominent Colombians, who doubtless ■ regret Unit they were not In the Isthmus j when independence was accomplished. ■ in order to partake of its benefits. ! "General Reyes hopes tlie United States ; will, to sont ■ extent, withdraw from tiie , positi<m if has taken on the isthmus, pos [ .4; ;y . i’- ■ •■■.(. ! i ,f pi', ing t'oiombi.i un , i’:i -id.'i':! opport oni’fy to recapture the i. 'lm . ■ >r i’■ 'l-'evlng this pos- -a s ji of Gcner.'?’ Il: vp’; 's ’.'.oHt'p'sie.iiiiablc. Failing to ac coniplish enytliing ;it Washington, Reyes ir ;:ii; find it necessary to do his utmost, o preserve (“■'flotnbJan Integrity, even to the extefft of leatTing a forlorn hope possibly with th* expectation .that old might be given by some European power. Polk and the Old Treaty. Washington. November 24.—The senate, in executive session, has made public tiie correspondence submitted by I'residen't Folk in 1847, in relation to the treaty of 1846 be.tweeu the Ufiited States and New Grenada. It is stated that these i papers have never been published. Mr. Bldlack, United States charge at Bogota, in transmitting a draft of the treaty to Secretary Buchanan, had the foilowing to say regarding the transit across the isthmus: "With regard to the right of transit and free passage over the isthmus, which appealed to me to be becoming of more amt more importance every day, 1 have only to remark that I have procured the largest liberty ai d the very best terms, 1 that could be obtained. "I could not obtain those terms with and neutrality of tlie territory; and, in and neutrality of the erritory; and. in fact, it seemed to nu: upon reflection that in order to preserve the rights and privileges thus roiiii'did it wou.d tie both ■trie policy, the interest and the duty of I the i nited States thus to enter into an obligation to protect them. The guaranty extends only to the isthmus; an J every thing like a general alliance is carefully avoided.” CALL TO ARMS IN COLOMBIA. Colon. November 25.—Tlie correspon dent of tlie Associated Press today re ceived a telegram from Bogota, dated November 21, saying that the govern ment had issued orders to raise the army footing to 100,000 men in the ever.t. that i General Reyes' mission to Washington 1 should prove fruitless. The subjugation I of Panama is given as the reason for the I government's action. Reyes Cables His Government. i Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, Novern'ner ■ 24.—General Reyes cables to tlie C"lom ! plan government Sunday from Port I,lm j on, Costa Rica, that he was unable to ,do anything regarding tlie canal witli I tlie Panama commission at the confer i enee held November 20 on board th" ■ French steamer Canada off Colon. Ila added: , “Tlie Americans prevented us from land ' ing at Colon. Admiral Coghlan informed ■ me that he had instructions from Wash- I Ington to prevent Colombian troops from j landing on the coasts of tlie ist-iimus." Colombian Ports Closed. ■ Colon, November 26.—Tiie t.xt of the i decree closing tlie ports ot the depart | merit of Bolivar reached her':- today. It 1 prohibits until further notice all traffic i or business between the ports in that de i partment and the 'rebel department" in I Panama, and says: I "The department of Panama In I'.’ .' I d-.'iui'i-'u i'.S'.'ll . "Co ail. 1 - i<"i.K i;d'.-iii. . . • having taken mi arms asain-t the ;ia- I tlonal government in uh effort to <!■ -stroy ' Colombian integrity, dignity and honor. Colombia requires tTt" employment ol [such measures as are inrlispensible U i the punfshment and suppression of tlie I rebels. The act closing lhe ports men ; ti >ned Is taken by the g< j Bolivar indejiendent of '.lie Bogota go; ernm'Ht. Bolivar can do ail she <• siders necessary for the defense of ti; I stat", and among the nieasur'-s which i the legitimate ends of war warrant is th.; i depriving of tiie em my of resources and : the ftee traffic of commerce.” Neutral Vessels Barred. j The decree provides also that neutral | vessels having called »! Panaman ports I shall be refused admission to por's of Bolivar. Tlie royal mall steamer Trent returned i here today from ports on tl;e coast. S ■ ■ landed some of the Bolivarian commis- | stonei Savanilla and i for Cartagena, where she was only d '. lowed to communicate witli 'he shore, i Tl.e authorflies refused to clear the Trent for Coion. No mails, passengers or freight from Savanilla or < '.'irtageu i dest.ii.'.d for Colon were (•■•imitted to be taken on board. It is stated from a goo.: source of information that much bitter recrimination is still imittig d in at ■ ir tagena against tlie American consul there. When on the point of going on ' ' board the Trent, at Cartag ti;., in eom- I pany with tlie captain e: that v.-ssel. . iie was hindered by the: po.i '* :ibd turned I bock, it Is understood that the consul , I is protesting against the Indignities to | which Tie l;a< bu t’, s'lbjei ted. COLON IS ON BLACK LIST. ' Colon. November 23 A <!■■■ ree w.is Is i sued at Cartagena, November 16, setting ’ forth that no steamers shall be allowed , to clear from Cartagena for Colon, or I emter Cartagena, coming from Colon. 1 Al! the foreign consuls and steamship j agents at Cartagena have protested, j without effect, against the decree. France and Panama. Paris, November 23. —Foreign Minister i Delcasse addressed the chamber of depu ; ties in reply to~tTuest!ons regarding for- I elgn affairs. He opened with a state- I ment with reference to a Panama ques ! lion and said: : "It was our strict -duty to demand from I tiie republic of Panama assurances that ! all French Interests, including the canal cbzicessTon, be respected. This assur ance has been given us in decisive form, the following being the textural form of the jiromise: '■ 'The republic of Panama solemnly, expressly and definite!; pledges itself to vigTTantly protect French interests and to maintain and interpret in their widest sense tlie contracts made before November 3, which referring to the Ist li mits. follow the transmission of sover eignty and bind Die republic of Panama. All these contracts arc maintained, not ably The contract prolonging the conces sion until 1910'” Germany Recognizes Panama. Berlin, November 24.—The foreign of fice today made tlie following official an nouncement: “Upon ’lie imperia! chancellor's written proposal the emperor yesterday directed that the new free state of Panama bo recognized by Germany." Neither the German foreign office t ‘ the German charge in affairs at Bo gata have, in any way furthered the de sires of Colombia. Panama., November 29 -The newspa pers of the isthmus are asking the gov ernment of the republic of Panama to oc cupy and establish sovereignty over the Islands of San Andres, Providence and Albuquerque, as well as othej- smaller islands in tho Carribboan sea. in longi tude eighty-fonr degrees as the terri torial limits of the now republic He be iw.en longitude seventy-nine degrees and eight;-four degrees. Tlie department of Bolivar, though bounded by the seventy, eight li degree ot longitude, has hitherto exercised control over the islands where English only is spoken. PRICE: FIVE CENTS. IFREE ROUTE OFFERED BY MM Reyes Says Colombia Will Make Any Concession, but That She Wants To Be Allowed To Put Down the Panama Secessionists. Washington. November 28.—That th* re. public of Colombia grant to the United States all the concessions provided for In the Hay-Herran treaty, but absolute!;. : free of cost, is tlie proposition which Geti ' era! Reyes, envoy of Colombia to the United States on a special mission, brings for tlie consideration of the officials at : Washington. General Reyes arrived here shortly after 9 o'clock this morning. He | was met at the station by a son of Dr ‘ Berran. the Colombian charge, and went ■ at once to his hotel. ' General Reyes talked with a represent [ ative of the. Associated Press about his 1 mission. He said: ' “You wll! readily admit the propriety ' [ of my refraining from discussing my mis sion. which is of a confidential character. 1 but of the offers which Colombia Is ready 1 to make, 1 desire to say that my ener gies and those of my fellows will be i devoted to the granting of the canal con cessions to tile United States without the payment of » cent. Even at this Colom- I bin will be the gainer.” “Are you authorized by President. Mar ■ roqtiin to make this offer to the Wash ' ington government.?" General Reyes was 1 | asked. “That would be divulging my Instrue ! lions before I have, executed them. I ' I c: nnot say more about this now.” he : replied. You can further say,” continued the ger; 1 ral. "that all Colomuta is afire with zeal lor the building of the canal by th" Unit'd St.-itcs and that th" unfortunate ■ poli’ichl troubles which were the sole i cause of Hie treaty’s death before th" , ("olombian congress have enirely dlsap , poriil W» want the canal and I have come to Washington to see what tho people of tlie United States are prepared i to accept- I come witli instructions from . the president of Colombia direct. Mv ; mission in no wav will interfere with tins ■ ’ r rerogativos of Dr. Herran. tiie Colorn . ~,r l.r -f," for v ,n h. ; my govern- In “ r and myself pcrromiily have the ! greatest Tc = p<": t. t shall h Ir: daily con I fl rente with him ” Bitter Feeling' in Colombia. ! "Wi;': th ft feeling in Colombia a.bo t l tho Patuitna. revolution?" "Feeling is running high, and there Is 1 igmitlon nvr-r the events on tl'..-' is': I r,u:-- We on and will put down the r< , bullion if t i l Interfered with from t ! " outside. So tense is the feeling and so ■ notional tlie spirit of determination to bring tii,- i-'thnnis back into the repub!;. t! it. President Marroquin will have i:o f trouble in raising an army twice the siz necessary to put down the disturbance Such an army can march overland to ‘lie isthmus, tlie opinion of 111-advfs:■•! ■ persons to tlie contrary notwithstanding What can the United States do, now ; that u treaty lias been signed, by Se, ■ rctti.rt Ha y and M. Bunau-Varilla ?" “That treaty has not. been ratified. Tim ■ Colombian government does not ask tiie . United States to aid It in putting dow: . H.ij revolution on the isthmus. All we | ask is to be allowed to conduct our own affairs free from outside interference. The I (''‘lombian government can put down the rebellion without violating n letter of : the t.rea.ty of 1346. f refer to the treat, that we always have respected and <■<•' i ’"Ted to and not to tba treaty as 1:. terpreted In these later days. if t •• . United States maintains a neutral > s tlon, the revolution will be put down ’ ! When his attention was called to tho report from Panamnns ami other sourer s tiiai ho had come to Washington to cot flj.'t a lobby to defeat the ratification of ; tlie treaty he said very’ emphatically; [ "I authorize the Associated Press to ? say 'or me at the outset of my visit tl;a my movements here shall be strictly In accordance with the powers with which I am clothed. T shall deal with the. off! cials of the Washington government di rect ,to whom I bear letters of creden. e I from the Bogota government. I am no: her • ms a private agent and I shall Ignor* i sm li as reflects upon my porsonaj and > official character." Panama Envoy Sees Loomis. TT Bunau-VarHla, the minister from : Panama, called at the state department i today and had a conference with Secre f.riry Loomis concerning financial ques tlons connected with the canal problem it appears that the junta has determine! to reserve ail of the $10,000,000 to b paid to Panama by the United States after tiie treaty is ratified for purpos"’ of public improvement. The minister Is goitlX to New York tonight for a day or two. He has been advised by his gov ernment and through private agents that General Reyes, before leaving Port Limon for Washington, sent to the executives of nearly all of the republics of South and Central America what amounts to a pro test against tlie action of the United States on the isthmus and an Invitation to them to direct their diplomatic repre sentatives in Washington to confer witli him to safeguard the interests of Latin America. The same circular has been ■brought to the attention of the state de partment, with a query as to its proprie ty from an international mint of view. The response ot’ President: Castro, of Ven ezuela, to this circular, strongly in tlie, negative as it was. Is regarded as making it unnecessary for the United States gov ernment to notice the matter further, it being assumed that the other South and Central .American countries will follow President Castro’s example in rejecting General Reyes’ overtures. Frenchmen Ready for 540,000.000. New York, November 24.—A conference was held tn this city’ today between Messrs. Amador and Boyd, special com missioners of the Republic of Panama, and William Nelson Cromwell. .American counsel for the Panama Canal Company. Mr. Cromwell said after the conference that there was no formal statement to make. Regarding the methods of pay ing $40,000,000 for the right and prop erties of the canal company on the isth mus of Panama. Mr. Cromwell said tba' he hud bad conferences witli Secretary of the Treasury Shaw, and that, payment would be made in such away as not to dist trb the money market.

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