Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-12-27
THE PANAMA CANAL.

! bAtNtStvtSA NSkABS -
The Effect the Collapse or tho Company
May Produce Among tho Glasses Rem
dered Idle tho Isthmus--War ships
Present and En- Route to Prevent Disor-
der, II Possible, and Protect Property In
Any Event.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-The cable an
ment had decided to send a man -of war
to Colon to protect the French interests
on the Isthmus, owing, as it is stated, to q
fear that the collapse of the Panama Canal
Company may give rise to disorders there,
was received at the Navy Department
Tuesday. The dispatch also stated that it
is expected that the United States Gov
eminent will also send two war ships to
Colon. A correspondent who made in
quiry at the Navy Department of some OF
the officials, was informed that nothing
looking toward our Government sending
two vessels had been talked of. We have
two available ships, the Richmond, at the
New York Navy-yard, and the Ossipee, at
Norfolk. The latter vessel came out of
the dry docks Saturday, and can be dis
patched Immediately. The Richmond is
now nearly ready, and should the emer-
gency arise, as the dispatch intimates,
both vessels could leave within twenty
four hours.
A naval officer with whom the corre-
spondent conversed on the subject said
that revolutions in Colon and along the
line of the canal were very frequent.
Now that the canal company had gone
under, it would throw out of employment
a large number of worthless, desperate
people. SPY worthless men," he said, 81
mean that class of men who, failing in
every thing else, went to Panama to work
~ he 80 h., e. %J,o%
the very scum of the civilized world is
concentrated in Colon and Panama.
French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, q
few English and Jamaica negroes make
up this motley gang. And SO long as the
silver dollars came IN for the work every
thing went well. They do but little work,
and spend alp their time in gambling and
drinking chica, horrible white decoction
made from corn, and which fairly sets
them crazy. / would not be surprised
to hear at any moment that q revolution or
riot had broken out. However, at the
present time, we have the Trenton and
Dolphin on the Pacific side, at Panama,
and 1 understand orders We're cabled them
yesterday to remain there pending fur
Their orders from the department.. You
know, the Dolphin was about to start on
cruise around the world. A large land
ing force from these two ships could be
sent to any point on the line of the rail-
road. This road runs from Colon to Pana-
ma, and trains generally make the trip IN
about three hours. The distance is about
thirty miles. In addition to our two
ships at Panama, the British gunboat
Sappho is there, and in case of any trouble
they will cooperate with us in the same
manner they did in 1885, when our Gov
eminent sent down a large force OF blue
jackets and marines, under command of
Commander Mccall, to protect American
interests, and especially the canal COM
pany. 1 am afraid that there will be
trouble before long, but we are better
prepared to meet it now than at any other
time"
It is also learned that there are NUM-
Der of Americans engaged in business in
both places, but nothing has been re-
ceived at the State Department from the
Consul General, Thomas Adamson, who
is stationed at Panama, in regard to it.
70 VANCOUVER.
Proposed New Submarine Telegraph Line
Across the Pacific Favored bv the Aus.
tr aliaps.
SEATTLE, W. T., Dec. 20.-On the subject
OF Australian opinion respecting the pro-
posed cable from Australia to Vancouver,
Principal Grant says, on his return to |
Canada: ''The merchants of Melbourne |
are unit on the subject. Sir Thomas Nc
Ilwrath, Premier Of Queensland, heartily |
concurs with Premier Giles Of Victoria,
and thinks that the sooner steamship /
line is established the better. Sir Henry |
Parks, Premier of New South Wales, de-
MED that his colony was opposed to the
as was reported. In second
ing a vote of thanks at meeting in Sgd
aey, he spoke in favor of it. Members Of
MS government spoke similarly in private.
South Australia is no longer opposed to 1t,
since her interests in the transcontinental
ines to Port Darwin are not to suffer by
he proposed new route. On public
grounds, her leading men and those Of
West Australia desire an alternative ca
bic, and all the prominent New Zealand
,rs met are strongly in favor Of it.