The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-04
Horrible suffering at Colon and
an Appeal for Assistance by
our Consul TN ,.
Gambetta's Ghost is "waiking,
i'm the Politics of Trance-A
Fight In the sOudan
spain's King Tn reatencd will,
Assassination - France and
China Making Terms.
THE COLOMBIAN MINISTER.
His Message N Hts Government 60
Cooperate with Americans.


Cooperate with Americans.
Washington, April 3.-Senor Becar-
ra, representing the United States of
Colombia at Washington, sent the
following dispatch this evening TO
Gen. Comma at Panama: Omitted
States forces are going to cooperate
in securing free transit and protec-
ton to American life and property.
Ii they find that the Colombians are
able of themselves TO attain the object
they will withdraw. | have perfect
confidence in the good faith and up
right intentions of the American gov
crnment Public opinion here Is deep
.ly irritated at the excuses at Colon,
and we have need to exercise energy,
repression and exemplary justice, SO
that we may not be hold responsible
for tho aforesaid excuses. Report
frequently" lie also sent the follow
ing message to the authorities at Blu
ena Ventura: at is important
to restore order and prevent the ma
ton from being held responsible"
Secretary Whitney this afternoon
telegraphed as follows TO rear Adj
miral Jas. Il. Jewett, who sailed to-
day from New Orleans ON the steam
shin Tennessee: "In addition to the
force under your command IN steam
ships Tennessee, Swatara, Alliance
and Galena, all of which should be
in a spinwall upon your arrival, you
will be reinforced by about 200
marines dispatched to-day from New
York by the steamship City of Para
with tents and camp equippage, and
to provide for contingencies further
supplies will be sent at once. The
duty YOU are called ON to perform calls
for the exercise of great discretion.
The object of the expedition is the
performance nv the United States Of
their engagement to preserve the
neutrality of and keep open the tran
sit from Colon to Panama, and fur
Their to protect the lives and property
of American citizens. The circum-
stances as understood from which the
necessity for the expedition has
arisen are in general: That a steam
ship belonging to Americans has been
seized at Colon by an armed force and
goods in transit taken from her, her
officers aud the American consul i'm
prisoned and the transit across the
isthmus interrupted. With the con-
sequences MS involved in these past
acts you are not concerned,
as your sole duty is confined to sec
ing that free and uninterrupted
transit across the Isthmus is restored
and maintained aud the lives and
property of American citizens are
projected If on your arrival at the
lsthmus order shall have been restor-
cd and Colombian authorities are ad.
equate to the protection of lite and
property and the maintenance of free
transit, you will interfere in no res
pect with the constituted authorities
but report aud await orders. You
have no part to perform in the polit
zeal or social disorders of Colombi
and it will be your duty 10 see tim
no irritations or untriendliness shal
arise from your presence at the 18th
mus. The incidental exercise of hu
manity toward Americans in xigen
distress must be left to your SCUM
discretion