The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-04-09
THE rRAoAs ON THE 1sTnmUs.


WASHINGTON, April 1.-The Aspin-
wall difficulty was fully discussed at
an informal meeting of the Cabinet late
this evening. The conclusion reached
was that while tic government is not
called upon to take cOgnizancc ofintcr-
nal broilS at Panama, vet it is has bv
treaty guaranteed free and uuintcr-
ruptcd transit across the Isthmus.
Acting upon this conclusion Secretary
Whitney tonight tclegraphcd orders
to the Commander cf the Brooklvn
Navy Yard TO get ali available marines
at the yard in readiness for immediate
departure, and to provide also some
Gatlln% guns and men to handle them.
lie also sent the following dispatch to
j. Is. Houston, President of the Pacific
Mail Company at New York:
"Ihc government proposes TO have
the transit from Panama to Color CAS-
plnwalD open and uninterrupted i'm
the shortest possible time. In order
that your company may avail itself of
the advantages OF this action Il few
DAYS delay of your steamer TO receive
shipment Of armed forces will be
necessary. How mauy eau YOU takc?"
Secretary Whitney has also tclc-
graphcI to Captain Kane of the Ga
lena, at Colon (AspinwalD, and Con-
sui Adamson, ut Panama, for further
information as to the condition Of the
rallroad and steamship property, and
whether transit across the lSthuluS re-
mains open. He said tonight that if
the replies to these dispatches confirm
the present adviccS, men and guns
from the Brooklyn Navy Yard will be
forwarded immediately. lie said fur
thcr that the United States steamers
Alliance and SWatara are VOW en- route
Tor Colon (ASpinwalD, the Alliance
from Key West and the Swntara from
New Orleans.
WASlI1NGTON, April I'm answcr
to the tclc9ra n sent last night " Sec
rctary Whitney to The President of the
Pacific Mail Steamship COMPANY at
New York relative to The number of
men the company's vessels can take to
ASpinWall Without delay. the follow
ing reply WAS received this morning.:
"Mc can carry 2GO men in the CITY
of Para tomorrow noon, with GOO in
the Capuln next MOndav."
Secretary Whitney rcpIicd:
"Nc will ship POO mon by your
and rnun onn;,,,,,, ''Own, 'ir, WItn I tents
Wnh Admiral JoncU, will leave New
comnlcmnnt of ;,,riMn;, r's cr " ~, an eA,rn
and with cytro mrnri.;nn, ~; :i, a.,
place tDur shins And hntw.nn,, ,nn VIII ",i
800 nynilol,lr mon ot ,.,';,,,,,, ',r'. r',,
lanl scrvirr hotn NJ,>,,Ir!: " ~, W.
[ will cummuuiroto L'a Lnro,naa,,; S'c"'''cr
The men will u. t,l.om tro,,, .,,o
Brooklyn NAVY N-ord '"''' '"'
In reply to thr tcInn.ou, sam, J.,
COmmanGcr Konr of tI,G Csa,,no , ~
followinr was nlsn rrcn;T,L L',on", 'n1n.', ''c
"Trausit i rln,nL ,rLa N,,'''
Dropcrty i s,,r ,nI in INV. ,,ns>'''l;p o'''':nip
also the raiIroud nrnnnrfv - ~ Tnn,,,'
end of ;hc island I, !: n,l,.;NI'Io ~
send another vrS.rl '''' '0''"'' -
When il WIS In,rpnL !, t,o >~,.
Department thjs mnrni,'o ,h,, ,''r ,ho ,t:ns Ss
rctarv had I,tnr,n;moTi ','''' -, 'nc ~ 'occ-
American interests ~, rho Isir,rp,U r,D'In.
force lhnrr v.,. ,.nn';,in,nlS1, '''''''H oH
mon, on,nnw thn u.,v,. ',n;','' ''"'| .NIl|c- IN
here. \ unuhrr Of innn' i,r,,,oG.,tIs. "'i ,'ai!
volunteered t,,ri, srr,.inn'. 49, >''"'',H
ASpinwal. TLr ,rlrr,ion ~ ctiioo.' n" ~
however. hus hrrn lni tn , hnnn'H
detail, which convrurJatJ13o 3oo'r,ncI' o', H'
II is understood ,h,t M,in, Ch"'JM: h'"JN.
Haywood, of the Marine Gorus '',, whn iu
is in Charlie of the Narinc H,rrr.''cl.S ." W ~,
Brnvilv, will Lnvr innrJ;.,tn ,.n,' 80
maud nf the marines. \ nnvrI nN;nnr
Of rank, however, will nrohahI,. hn
detailed TO command the ryncIitiHu
Government officials are Nil Of thc
opinion that transit viii NOT c,nii'mn
closed for any Irunth nr,;,rn +, ',.;n
depend upon the Information drriveI
in the meantime whether any od6itinu.
al force will be sem to Asninwou
Monday. The Pacific Mail Slcomshin
Company has reduced the rotc for
taking the men to $40 per man. in,
cluding subsistence upon the pn.sa~c
and Including tents and camp cunin
age. This covers about the actua)
cost 20 the company for taking Them
The four ships Of war, which will be
NoiI sIrnnrr 3r.;,os na ','C ,i.T! "I!lio
guns for use OH land and Il force Of
stores to be used in their manaucmrnt-