The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-12-28

To HGocs shs Cellnpse - 10 Conpany
Nay Predace Ausoag The Glasses kea-
1erea Idle a. the 1sthmus-War khlps
presens nna - Roase % Prevent Disor-
ass. ~ rosslble. and Protect Property Ia
Any Event.
HAsnixorox. Dec. cO.-The cable an
nouncement from Paris that the goyern-
ment had decided 10 send q man war
70 Colon 70 protect the French interests
on the Isthmus, owing, AZ II Il stated. % a
fear that the collapse Of the Panama Canal
Company may give rise todisorders there.
was received At the Navy Department
Tuesday. The dispatch also stated tina, /,
Il expected that the United States Gov
eminent will also send two war ships 70
Colon. A correspondent who made in
quiry AZ the Navy Department 81 some ~
the ofIicials, 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. nj
Norfolk. The latter vessel came ont ~
the dry docks Saturday, and can be dis
patched Immediately. The Richmond i
now nearly ready, and should the emer-
gency arise, as the dispatch intimaies.
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 ihe canal were very frequent.
Now that the canal company had gone
under. IL would throw out 81 employment
large number Of worthless. desperate
people. by worthless men," he said. II
mean that class Of men who. failing in
every thing else. went 10 Panama 10 work
on the canal. II is well-known fact that
! the very scum II the civilized world Is
contentraHed In Colon and Panama
French, Spanish, Portuguese. Italian. a
few English and Jamaicr ,roes make
up this motley gang. And 20 long as the
silver dollars came IN for the work every
thing went well. They do but little work.
and spend all their time in gambling and
drinking chica. horrible white decoction
made from corn, and which fairly sets
| them crazy. l would not be surprised
| 70 hear at any moment that revolution ~
| riot had broken out. N.wever, AT the
present time, we have the Trenton and
| Dolphin on the Pacific side. at Panama,
| and understand orders were cabled them
| yesterday TO remain there pending fur
| Their orders from the department. You
4 know. the Dolphin was about 10 start on
| a cruise around the world. A large land
| ing force from these two ships could be
sent to any point on the line 81 the rail-
| road. This road runs from Colon 70 Pana-
| ma. and trains generally make the trip n
about three hours. The distance i about
thirty-four miles. In addition 20 our two
ships at Panama, the British gunboat
sappho i there, and In case Of any trouble
they will cooperate with US in the same
manner they did in isS5. when our Cow
eminent sent down large force q bln'
Jackets and marines. under command p
Commander Mccall - protect American
interests, and especially the canal com
pany. / am afraid that there will b
trouble before long. but we are bette
prepared 70 meet Il now than At any othe'
time"
II is also learned that there are q mum
Der Of Americans engaged In business Il
both places, but nothing has been re-
ceived at the State Department from n
Consul General, Thomas Adamson. wh'
4 stationed at Panama, in regard q IL